"Vocal Cords" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vocal Cords" by people in Profiles.
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Fetal laryngoscopy to evaluate vocal folds in a fetus with congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS). Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jan; 43(1):102-3.
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Radiological pitfalls with laryngopharyngeal injectables. Laryngoscope. 2012 Feb; 122(2):307-10.
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Asthma epidemiology, pathophysiology, and initial evaluation. Pediatr Rev. 2009 Sep; 30(9):331-5; quiz 335-6.
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Regarding fiberoptic intubation and laryngeal morbidity. Anesthesiology. 2008 Jun; 108(6):1150-1; author reply 1151.
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The world's smallest adult rhabdomyoma. Int J Surg Pathol. 2004 Oct; 12(4):401.
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Treatment of hypophonia with collagen vocal cord augmentation in patients with parkinsonism. Mov Disord. 2003 Oct; 18(10):1190-2.
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Localization of the gene for distal hereditary motor neuronopathy VII (dHMN-VII) to chromosome 2q14. Am J Hum Genet. 2001 May; 68(5):1270-6.
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Primary malignant melanoma of the larynx. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Feb; 125(2):271-3.
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Vocal fold granuloma: the "ball-valve" phenomenon. Ear Nose Throat J. 2000 Nov; 79(11):836.
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Radiation therapy for early stage (T1-T2) sarcomatoid carcinoma of true vocal cords: outcomes and patterns of failure. Laryngoscope. 1998 May; 108(5):760-3.