Noun

• S: (n) vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis (either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) false vocal cord, false vocal fold, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold (either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization)
• S: (n) true vocal cord, true vocal fold, inferior vocal cord, inferior vocal fold (either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) fold, plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
• S: (n) epicanthus, epicanthic fold (a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome)
• S: (n) vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis (either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)
• S: (n) ruga ((anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease) "rugae of the stomach"
• S: (n) tentorium ((anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum)
• part holonym
• S: (n) larynx, voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)