plica vocalis

1. 1.

   either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

   Synonymsvocal cordvocal foldvocal band

   Broaderfold

   Narrowerfalse vocal cordtrue vocal cord

   Part oflarynx

Questions about plica vocalis

What does plica vocalis mean?

plica vocalis means "either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx".

What is another word for plica vocalis?

Close synonyms include vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plica vocalis a common word?

plica vocalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.