spasmodic
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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
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
“We just don’t know what brings it on,” said Dr. Michael Johns, director of the USC Voice Center and an authority on spasmodic dysphonia.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
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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