spasmodic

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Religious folks have words for such spasmodic departures from the everyday, like beatitude, nirvana, ecstasy.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

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

Kennedy has even suggested that vaccines may have caused the disorder that affects his larynx, spasmodic dysphonia, making his voice sound tremulous or strained.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Mr Kennedy has a voice disorder, spasmodic dysphonia, which affects the muscles in his voice box.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023

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