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false vocal fold

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Noun1.false vocal fold - either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationfalse vocal fold - either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
false vocal cord, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold
plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold - either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
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4) The false vocal folds and the laryngeal ventricles are the most common sites of oncocytic cysts in the larynx; this distribution is believed to be attributable to the presence of abundant glandular tissue at these sites.
Laryngeal oncocytic cyst presenting with an acute onset of stridor by Puttasiddaiah, Paramesh M.; Berry, Sandeep; Whittet, Heikki B.; Kumar, Manoj / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
These false vocal folds are then used to produce speech, resulting in an animal-like, hoarse, or strangulated voice.
EMG biofeedback treatment of dysphonias and related voice disorders by Allen, Keith D. / The Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis
On the videolaryngoscopic examination, a large supraglottic mass that completely occluded the airway was observed at the level of the left false vocal fold (figure 1, A).
Sudden-onset life-threatening stridor in an adult caused by a ... by Ozgursoy, Ozan Bagis; Batikhan, Hunkar; Beton, Suha; Dursun, Gursel / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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