false vocal fold
- noun
- /fɔls ˈvoʊkəl foʊld/
- Specialized
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pliegue vestibular
- The false vocal fold is located above the true vocal folds and does not produce sound.
- true and false vocal folds
- left false vocal fold
- right false vocal fold
Examples
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The laryngeal ventricle is the space between the true and false vocal folds.
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During a transoral procedure, Botox is injected into the false vocal fold.
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The arrow points to a portion of the bolus on the false vocal fold.
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Direct laryngoscopy under general anesthesia revealed right false vocal fold submucosal fullness.
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With the patient under general anesthesia, direct laryngoscopy detected a reddish swelling of the left false vocal fold.
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Computed tomography (CT) of the neck revealed that the false vocal folds were asymmetric (figure 1, B).
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We describe a case involving a 79-year-old man with symptoms of slowly progressive hoarseness resulting from a rhabdomyoma originating deep to the right true and false vocal folds.
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During surgery, the doctor examined the false vocal fold to assess its condition.
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An inflammation of the false vocal fold can affect the overall function of the larynx.
Synonyms
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An upper fold of tissue in the throat that does not make sound
A fold of tissue in the voice box that protects the airway and does not make speech sounds
Upper throat folds that protect the airway but do not make sound
A thin piece of tissue in the throat above the vocal cords that usually does not make sound
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'false' + 'vocal' + 'fold' transparently indicate a fold associated with the voice apparatus that is not actually producing voice, so a B1 learner who knows the words can infer it refers to a non-voice-producing fold near the vocal cords. However, the specific anatomical detail (that these are the upper/vestibular folds and their protective role) is technical and not fully predictable from the words alone, making prior domain knowledge helpful.
Etymology
False vocal fold names the upper pair of folds in the throat that look like the real voice folds but are called false because they do not vibrate to make sound. So the name helps you remember they look like the voice parts but are 'not used for voice'.