"Vocal Cords" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014827
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.329.364.737
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| Concept/Terms |
Vocal Cords- Vocal Cords
- Cord, Vocal
- Cords, Vocal
- Vocal Cord
- Vocal Fold
- Fold, Vocal
- Folds, Vocal
- Vocal Folds
Vocal Ligament- Vocal Ligament
- Ligament, Vocal
- Ligaments, Vocal
- Vocal Ligaments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vocal Cords" by people in Profiles.
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The Impact of Respiratory Function on Voice in Patients with Presbyphonia. J Voice. 2022 Mar; 36(2):256-271.
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The Impact of Respiratory Exercises on Voice Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Voice. 2020 Jul; 34(4):648.e1-648.e39.
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Hypermetabolic Vocal Cord Focus With Recurrent Oral Cancer History. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Feb 01; 4(2):248-249.
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Efficacy of Six Tasks to Clear Laryngeal Mucus Aggregation. J Voice. 2017 Mar; 31(2):254.e11-254.e15.
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Impact of vocal cord ultrasonography on endocrine surgery practices. Surgery. 2016 Jan; 159(1):58-63.
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Feasibility of surgeon-performed transcutaneous vocal cord ultrasonography in identifying vocal cord mobility: A multi-institutional experience. Surgery. 2014 Dec; 156(6):1597-602; discussion 1602-4.
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Vocal fold mucus aggregation in persons with voice disorders. J Commun Disord. 2012 Jul-Aug; 45(4):304-11.
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Phase asymmetries in normophonic speakers: visual judgments and objective findings. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2008 Nov; 17(4):367-76.
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Sedation with dexmedetomidine for vocal fold injection. N Z Med J. 2008 Jun 06; 121(1275):71-3.
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Vocal fold mucus aggregation in vocally normal speakers. Logoped Phoniatr Vocol. 2008; 33(3):136-42.