Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014827
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014827
Preferred Name

Vocal Cords

Definitions
A pair of cone-shaped elastic mucous membrane projecting from the laryngeal wall and forming a narrow slit between them. Each contains a thickened free edge (vocal ligament) extending from the THYROID CARTILAGE to the ARYTENOID CARTILAGE, and a VOCAL MUSCLE that shortens or relaxes the vocal cord to control sound production.
Synonyms
Cords, Vocal
Fold, Vocal
Vocal Folds
Folds, Vocal
Vocal Ligaments
Vocal Cord
Ligament, Vocal
Cord, Vocal
Vocal Ligament
Vocal Fold
Ligaments, Vocal
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