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FALSE VOCAL CORD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
Synonyms:
false vocal cord; false vocal fold; superior vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("false vocal cord" is a kind of...):
plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold (either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)