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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vo•cal cords /ˈvoʊkəl ˌkɔrdz/USA pronunciation n. [plural] - Anatomyeither of two pairs of folds of membrane stretched across the larynx, the lower pair of which produces sound or voice as it is made to vibrate by the passage of air from the lungs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vo′cal cords′, [Anat.]- Anatomyeither of the two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the cavity of the larynx. Cf. true vocal cords, false vocal cords.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vocal cords pl n - either of two pairs of mucomembranous folds in the larynx. The upper pair (false vocal cords) are not concerned with vocal production; the lower pair (true vocal cords or vocal folds) can be made to vibrate and produce sound when air from the lungs is forced over them
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