true vocal fold
- noun
- /tru ˈvoʊkəl foʊld/
- Specialized
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pliegue vocal verdadero
- During the voice lesson, the instructor clarified the importance of the true vocal folds in producing sound.
Examples
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The saccule, which is the anterior-most part of the laryngeal ventricle, lies between the false and true vocal folds.
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Postoperatively, the patient experienced transient weakness of the left true vocal fold.
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The true vocal folds are rarely affected.
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The true vocal folds and their motility were not affected clinically.
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Multiple oncocytic cysts and noncystic oncocytomas of the true vocal folds have been previously documented.
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However, a few cases of oncocytic cysts have been reported arising from the true vocal folds, even though they are devoid of glandular structures.
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Abduction and adduction of the vocal folds were normal; however, the view of the right true vocal fold was partially obstructed by the lesion.
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Repeat fiberoptic nasolaryngoscopy showed bilateral mobility of the true vocal folds and no obvious laryngeal mucosal tears.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the presence of a lesion that extended from the level of the left aryepiglottic fold to the true vocal fold (Figure 1).
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The doctor examined the true vocal folds to ensure they were functioning properly.
Synonyms
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3.5
A fold in the throat that vibrates to make your voice
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5.6
A thin piece of tissue in the throat that vibrates to make the voice
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6.3
A thin piece of tissue in the throat that vibrates to make sound
A lower fold of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two
Lower band of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two bands
A fold of soft tissue in the voice box that makes sound when air passes through
Thin folds of tissue in the throat that make sound when you speak
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'vocal' (voice-producing) and 'fold' (a fold of tissue) transparently point to a fold involved in voice production, so part of the meaning is recoverable from the constituents. However, the precise anatomical sense — the specific ligamentous folds that vibrate to produce sound and the nuance signalled by 'true' (as opposed to the 'false' vocal folds) — is technical and not fully predictable for a B1 learner, so it is only partly transparent.
Etymology
The noun true vocal fold refers to the lower pair of thin bands inside the 'voice box' that actually vibrate when we speak or sing. Because these vocal folds really 'make sound', they are called true to show they are the real voice makers.