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spasmodic

[spaz-mod-ik] / spæzˈmɒd ɪk /


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You’ve probably actually heard of spasmodic dysphonia before this, even if you didn’t quite realize it.

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

‘If I could sound better, I would,’ says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

She sits and her cane flexes against the gravel and the boy clicks his buttons in spasmodic flurries.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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