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Dictionary definition: vocal cords
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- The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
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vocal cords
Two folds of muscle and connective tissue situated in the larynx, which are opened and closed during the production of speech. (Also
vocal folds
.)
Technically, the
vocal cords
are not cords or strings at all, but folds or bands of tissue (hence their preferred newer name). At the front of the larynx they are near the Adam's apple, and at the back they are attached to the arytenoid cartilages, which enable them to be opened and closed to allow or hinder the passage of air from the lungs. The space between the vocal ...
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