"vocal fold" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: fold, plica - a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
subtypes:
- 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
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

same as: plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord