vocal fold — noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx • Syn: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal band, ↑plica vocalis • Hypernyms: ↑fold, ↑plica • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
true vocal cord — noun 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 • Syn: ↑true vocal fold, ↑inferior vocal cord, ↑inferior vocal fold •… … Useful english dictionary
inferior vocal fold — noun 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 • Syn: ↑true vocal cord, ↑true vocal fold, ↑inferior vocal cord •… … Useful english dictionary
vocal band — noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx • Syn: ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal fold, ↑plica vocalis • Hypernyms: ↑fold, ↑plica • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vocal cord — noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑vocal fold, ↑vocal band, ↑plica vocalis • Hypernyms: ↑fold, ↑plica • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
Vocal pedagogy — Vocal pedagogy, or voice pedagogy, is the study of the teaching of singing. Vocal pedagogists are people who study the teaching of singing. To some extent all voice teachers are vocal pedagogists because vocal pedagogy informs them about not only … Wikipedia
Vocal folds — Infobox Anatomy Name = Vocal folds Latin = plica vocalis GraySubject = 236 GrayPage = 1079 Caption = Laryngoscopic view of the vocal folds. Caption2 = Abduction and adduction Precursor = |Sixth pharyngeal arch System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = |N … Wikipedia
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
inferior vocal cord — noun 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 • Syn: ↑true vocal cord, ↑true vocal fold, ↑inferior vocal fold •… … Useful english dictionary
thyroarytenoid fold — noun or thyroarytenoid ligament : any of four elastic ligaments of the larynx that are covered by folds of mucous membrane and arranged in a superior pair constituting the false vocal cords and an inferior pair forming the true vocal cords … Useful english dictionary