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Definition of True vocal cord
1. Noun. Either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them.
Exact synonyms: Inferior Vocal Cord, Inferior Vocal Fold, True Vocal Fold
Generic synonyms: Plica Vocalis, Vocal Band, Vocal Cord, Vocal Fold
Generic synonyms: Plica Vocalis, Vocal Band, Vocal Cord, Vocal Fold
Medical Definition of True vocal cord
1. One of Ferrein's cords; the sharp edge of a fold of mucous membrane overlying the vocal ligament and stretching along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; the vocal folds are the agents concerned in voice production. Synonym: plica vocalis, chorda vocalis, labium vocale, true vocal cord, vocal cord, vocal shelf. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of True Vocal Cord
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