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

‘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

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