vocal folds

plural noun

1. See vocal cords

Example Sentences

This is in stark contrast to the alleged, but now refuted "whistle" mechanism, which would have required for the vocal folds to be immobile during voice production.

From Science Daily

Before the study, it was uncertain if swifts even had vocal folds.

From Science Daily

This focuses on the vocal folds at the top of the airway which vibrate to create sound.

From BBC

First, the tiny cartilages in the human larynx -- called the arytenoids -- that change the position of our vocal folds, have changed dramatically in whales.

From Science Daily

In humans, our voices come from vibrations when air passes over structures called vocal folds in our throat.

From BBC