spasmodic

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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

Laughter is a sudden, spasmodic expulsion air, but, at the same time, it is adjacent to other, more concerning practices of expulsion and denigration.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 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