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MeSH Heading: Vocal Cords
Tree Number(s): A04.329.364.737
Unique ID: D014827
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014827
Annotation: inflammation = LARYNGITIS
Scope Note: A pair of cone-shaped elastic mucous membrane projecting from the laryngeal wall and forming a narrow slit between them. Each contains a thickened free edge (vocal ligament) extending from the THYROID CARTILAGE to the ARYTENOID CARTILAGE, and a VOCAL MUSCLE that shortens or relaxes the vocal cord to control sound production.
Entry Term(s): Vocal Fold; Vocal Folds; Vocal Ligament
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

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Vocal Cords MeSH Descriptor Data 2023