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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Vocal Cords
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pliegues Vocales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Prega Vocal
Synonyms
English
:
Cord, Vocal
Cords, Vocal
Fold, Vocal
Folds, Vocal
Ligament, Vocal
Ligaments, Vocal
Vocal Cord
Vocal Fold
Vocal Folds
Vocal Ligament
Vocal Ligaments
Tree Number:
A04.329.364.737
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
inflammation
=
LARYNGITIS
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
15228
Unique Identifier:
D014827
Occurrence in VHL
:
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