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inferior vocal fold

DEFINITIONS OF: inferior vocal fold

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n 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

Synonyms:
inferior vocal cord, true vocal cord, true vocal fold
Type of:
plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold
either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
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