vocal folds
Britishplural noun
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Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
Before the study, it was uncertain if swifts even had vocal folds.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
This focuses on the vocal folds at the top of the airway which vibrate to create sound.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024
The researchers, whose work wasn’t funded by the military, examined footage of the vocal folds of 14 trans women as they spoke.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 17, 2023
Because the tissue and muscle in the vocal folds can become engorged with that extra blood, he said, “it can change the ways the vocal folds themselves oscillate.”
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
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