vocal folds

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Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

This focuses on the vocal folds at the top of the airway which vibrate to create sound.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

A bit below the epiglottis, mammals have evolved additional folds of tissue, called vocal cords or vocal folds, which produce sounds when air exhaled from the lungs causes them to vibrate.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

The researchers, whose work wasn’t funded by the military, examined footage of the vocal folds of 14 trans women as they spoke.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 17, 2023

A special 'pad' embedded in the vocal folds might explain how cats can produce these low-frequency sounds.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023