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Definition: Vocal Cord |
Vocal CordNoun1. Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Medicine | The vocal folds of the larynx. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: Vocal CordSynonyms: plica vocalis (n), vocal band (n), vocal fold (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Vocal Cord |
| English words defined with "vocal cord": false vocal cord ♦ inferior vocal cord ♦ superior vocal cord ♦ true vocal cord. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vocal cord": singer's knot, singer's node, singer's nodule, singers'node ♦ teachers'node ♦ Vagus Nerve Diseases. (references) |
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Health | Surgery involves adding bulk to the paralyzed vocal cord or changing its position. (references) | |
In older people, vocal cord paralysis is a common problem affecting voice production. (references) | ||
For example, if only one vocal cord is damaged, the voice is usually hoarse or breathy. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expressions using "vocal cord": false vocal cord ♦ inferior vocal cord ♦ superior vocal cord ♦ true vocal cord ♦ Vocal Cord Paralysis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
vocal cord dysfunction | 40 |
vocal cord paralysis | 29 |
vocal cord | 12 |
vocal cord polyps | 12 |
vocal cord cancer | 9 |
vocal cord surgery | 8 |
vocal cord disfunction | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "vocal cord"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 聲帶 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stemmebaand (vocal cords, vocal folds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | chordotomie (vocal cord section). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | äänihuuli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cordes vocales vraies, cordes vocales inférieures (vocal folds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stimmband (vocal chord). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | χορδοτομή (chordotomy, cordotomy, vocal cord section). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cordotomia (chordotomy, cordotomy, vocal cord section). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ocalvay ordcay deslocamento da mucosa da corda vocal (displacement of the vocal cord mucosa), cordotomia (chordotomy, cordotomy, vocal cord section). (various references) coardã vocalã (vocal chord). (various references) sección de cuerda vocal (vocal cord section), desplazamiento de la mucosa de la cuerda vocal (displacement of the vocal cord mucosa). (various references) stämband. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-l-o-o-r-v" | |
-3 letters: accord. | |
-4 letters: acold, carol, claro, cocoa, color, coral, dolor, drool, valor, vocal, volar. | |
-5 letters: arco, arvo, calo, card, carl, clad, clod, coal, coca, coco, coda, cola, cold, cool, cord, croc, door, lard, load, loca, loco, lord, odor, orad, oral, orca, ordo, oval, road, rood. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 6F 63 61 6C      43 6F 72 64 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101111 01100011 01100001 01101100 00100000 01000011 01101111 01110010 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V o c a l   C o r d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 006F 0063 0061 006C      0043 006F 0072 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5681696778237818470 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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