See Also: phonic spasm(medicine)
phonic(medicine)
phonic(dictionary)
phonic(dictionary)
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viva voce(dictionary)
viva 2, interjection(dictionary)

viva voce (iou) and phonic spasm (medicine)


viva voce (iou)



viva voce adverbial, adjectival, & noun phr. M16.
[medieval Latin, lit. 'by or with the living voice'.]
A. adverbial phr.
Orally rather than in Writing. M16.
Aloud rather than silently. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. adjectival phr.
Expressed in speech rather than Writing, spoken, oral. E17.
Of an examination etc.: conducted orally; spec. designating a supplementary oral examination following the ordinary written examinations. E19.
C. noun phr. A viva voce examination. Freq. abbreviated to VIVA noun2. M19.

phonic spasm (medicine)


phonic spasm -->
dysphonia spastica


A spasmodic contraction of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx excited by attempted phonation, producing either adductor or abductor subtypes caused by central nervous system disease. A localised form of movement disorder.

Synonym: phonic spasm, spastic dysphonia.