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Noun: true vocal cord
  1. 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
    - true vocal fold, inferior vocal cord, inferior vocal fold

Derived forms: true vocal cords

Type of: plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold

Encyclopedia: True vocal cord