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true vocal cords
plural noun
, Anatomy.
- the lower pair of vocal cords, the edges of which can be made to tense and relax by the passage of air from the lungs, thus producing vocal sound.
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The True Vocal Cords move during talking or singing, and relax or contract when sounding, respectively, a low or high note.
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We may safely assume however that it is produced by the true vocal cords and the lightest register in the male voice.
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Mr. Lunn feels sure that the true vocal cords are not involved in falsetto, that voice being produced by the false vocal cords.
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The part of the tube which passes beyond the true vocal cords is bulged to prevent it being coughed out.
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These folds are called the true vocal cords, by the movements of which the voice is produced.
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