vocal fold

noun

The vocal cord.

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vocal cordvocal bandplica vocalis
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Meanings

nounvocal fold (plural vocal folds)

plural vocal folds

  1. anatomyThe vocal cord.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

Similar
vocal cordvocal bandplica vocalis
Broader
foldplica
Also see
true vocal cordvocal cord

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“vocal fold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocal%20fold. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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