migraine, megrim, sick headache, hemicrania
(noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hemicrania (countable and uncountable, plural hemicranias)
(pathology) A headache affecting one side of the head.
Medical term, used in some literary contexts; not used in everyday speech. Instead more general headache or more specific migraine used.
• megrim
• migraine
Source: Wiktionary
Hem`i*cra"ni*a, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. hémicrânie. See Cranium, and Megrim.] (Med.)
Definition: A pain that affects only one side of the head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
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