vocal folds
plural noun
: the lower pair of vocal cords each of which when drawn taut, approximated to the contralateral member of the pair, and subjected to a flow of breath produces the voice
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These are little explosions made when the vocal folds are closed, explains Ian Maddieson, linguist and senior author on the 2023 paper.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Avoid Irritants Try to avoid anything that could irritate your throat or your vocal folds.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
Surgeons in Kyoto implanted a titanium bridge between his vocal cords (also known as vocal folds) to keep them from pressing together.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The arytenoids change the position of human vocal folds.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Avoid Irritants Try to avoid anything that could irritate your throat or your vocal folds.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
Surgeons in Kyoto implanted a titanium bridge between his vocal cords (also known as vocal folds) to keep them from pressing together.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The arytenoids change the position of human vocal folds.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Vocal folds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocal%20folds. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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