cord

[kord]

any long, cylindrical, flexible structure; called also chord, chorda, and funiculus.

spermatic cord the structure extending from the abdominal inguinal ring to the testis, comprising the pampiniform plexus, nerves, ductus deferens, testicular artery, and other vessels.

spinal cord see spinal cord.

tethered cord a congenital anomaly resulting from defective closure of the neural tube; the conus medullaris is abnormally low and tethered by a short, thickened filum terminale, fibrous bands, intradural lipoma, or some other intradural abnormality. Surgical correction in infancy or early childhood is necessary to prevent progressive neurological deficit in the lower limb and bladder dysfunction.

umbilical cord see umbilical cord.

vocal c's see vocal cords.

chord

(kôrd)

Anatomy Variant of cord..

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I start playing what is known as a walking bass line that outlines the chords. In this case, the tonic chord is B[flat], so the left hand note pattern is quarter notes in common time for four bars starting on [B[flat].sub.1]: | [B[flat].sub.1]-[D.sub.2]-[F.sub.2]-[G.sub.2]| [B[flat].sub.2]-[G.sub.2]-[F.sub.2]-[D.sub.2]| [B[flat].sub.1]-[D.sub.2]-[F.sub.2]-[G.sub.2]| [B[flat].sub.2]-[G.sub.2]-[F.sub.2]-[D.sub.2]|.

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The objections mean that a public inquiry must be held, probably on April 23, following Network Rail's planning application for a Transport and Works Act Order to build the Ordsall Chord.

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