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spasmodic

[spaz-mod-ik] / spæzˈmɒd ɪk /


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Laryngeal dystonia, known previously as spasmodic dysphonia, is a rare condition that affects over 50,000 people in the US and Canada.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

He also has a noticeably strained, raspy voice caused by spasmodic dysphonia, a disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the muscles of the voice box.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

“We just don’t know what brings it on,” said Dr. Michael Johns, director of the USC Voice Center and an authority on spasmodic dysphonia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

He captures Wain's kinetic energy with his fast-talking, spasmodic swimming, and unkempt hair.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022

I wave as lightly as I can, so people think maybe I have a spasmodic twitch.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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