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vocalis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/
  • rhymes with -eɪlɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“sounding, vocal”), clipping of mūsculus vōcālis (“vocal muscle”). Doublet of vocal and vowel.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 聲帶肌 /声带肌 (shēngdàijī) — muscle