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What are vocal cords?

What are vocal cords? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.
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The most accurate means of detecting MAS is by examining the vocal cords with a laryngoscope.
If you overuse your voice when the vocal cords are inflamed, it may make the inflammation worse and take longer for your normal voice to return.
The vocal cords vibrate when air is expired through the glottis, creating sound waves in the column of air within the pharynx, nose, and mouth.
Voice is the sound produced by the inward movement of vocal cords when the air from lungs passes through and brings the vocal cords together.
The instrument is introduced orally and advanced to the epiglottis, where it is rotated 90 degrees to pass the vocal cords and enter the trachea.
Expiration of air through vibrating vocal cords, used in the production of vowels and voiced consonants.

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