Recent Examples on the WebSpasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition, in which an abnormality in the brain’s neural network results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or close the vocal cords.—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Her voice tilts and crashes on different syllables before lifting up again, marked by the spasmodic dysphonia that accompanies a flare of multiple sclerosis.—Fortesa Latifi, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023 Kennedy said he was diagnosed in his 40s with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition affecting the voice box that causes strained speech.—Abc News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023 An open books of sorts, Twain, 57, has spoken at length about several health issues that threatened to detail her career over the years, including battles with Lyme disease and dysphonia.—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023 Her singing voice - which she's had to regain and retune from the damaging effects of dysphonia, the result of Lyme disease - is improving.—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023 Kennedy has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that affects his speech.—Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023 The diagnosis is muscular tension dysphonia, a vocal cousin of the yips, the twisties and other such sudden inexplicable crises that can render a seasoned athlete unable to perform.—Carlo Rotella, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023 The exact cause of spasmodic dysphonia isn't totally understood.—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Feb. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin dysphōnia, probably from dys-dys- + -phōnia (in euphōniaeuphony)
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Alternatively, the New Latin word could be borrowed from Greek dysphōnía "roughness of sound."
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