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spasmodic

[spaz-mod-ik] / spæzˈmɒd ɪk /


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At a Dr. Jack seminar held in a furniture store, Cheadle’s unrecognizable cameo competes with kids jumping on a couch and a spasmodic massage chair pummeling Corvette’s face.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

My symptoms matched all the descriptions for the rarer form of the disorder, called abductor spasmodic dysphonia.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2026

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

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

From BBC Apr. 5, 2023

There was something desperate, almost insane, about the sharp spasmodic yelps to which they now' gave utterance.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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