spasmodic
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My symptoms matched all the descriptions for the rarer form of the disorder, called abductor spasmodic dysphonia.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
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
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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