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Medical Definition of Chorda vocalis

1. One of Ferrein's cords; the sharp edge of a fold of mucous membrane overlying the vocal ligament and stretching along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; the vocal folds are the agents concerned in voice production. Synonym: plica vocalis, chorda vocalis, labium vocale, true vocal cord, vocal cord, vocal shelf. (05 Mar 2000)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorda Vocalis

Chordata chordate chordate chordates chordate family chordate genus chorda dorsalis chorda magna chorda obliqua chorda saliva

chorda spermatica chorda spinalis chorda tympani nerve chorda umbilicalis chorda vertebralis chorda vocalis (current term) chorded chordee chordee chordees

Chordeiles chording chorditis chorditis chordoma chordomesoderm chordophone chordopoxvirinae chordoskeleton Chordospartium

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