vocalis

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US/voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/

noun

A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.

OriginLatin vōcālis →
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Meanings

nounvocalis (plural vocales)

plural vocales

  1. anatomyA triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.

Origin

  1. Latinvōcālis“sounding, vocal”
  2. Englishvocalis

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“sounding, vocal”), clipping of mūsculus vōcālis (“vocal muscle”). Doublet of vocal and vowel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 聲帶肌 /声带肌
  • 聲帶肌 /声带肌 (shēngdàijī)muscle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vocalis

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APA

vocalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalis

MLA

“vocalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocalis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalis.

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