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    VOCAL FOLD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynxplay

    Synonyms:

    plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("vocal fold" is a kind of...):

    fold; plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocal fold"):

    false vocal cord; false vocal fold; superior vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold (either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization)

    inferior vocal cord; inferior vocal fold; true vocal cord; true vocal fold (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)

    Holonyms ("vocal fold" is a part of...):

    larynx; voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

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