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spasmodic

[ spaz-mod-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
  2. resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic:

    spasmodic efforts at reform.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.


spasmodic

/ ²õ±èæ³úˈ³¾É’»åɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. taking place in sudden brief spells
  2. of or characterized by spasms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²õ±è²¹²õˈ³¾´Ç»å¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±è²¹²õ·³¾´Ç»å·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹²Ô·³Ù¾±Â·²õ±è²¹²õ·³¾´Ç»å·¾±³¦ adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spasmodic1

First recorded in 1675–85; from Medieval Latin spasmodicus, from Greek ²õ±è²¹²õ³¾á¹“d(ŧ²õ) “spasmodic†(derivative of ²õ±è²¹²õ³¾Ã³²õ spasm; -ode 1 ) + Latin -icus -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spasmodic1

C17: New Latin, from Greek spasmos spasm
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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.

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

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Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.

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He also has a noticeably strained, raspy voice caused by spasmodic dysphonia, a disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the muscles of the voice box.

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

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