HEMICRANIA

migraine, megrim, sick headache, hemicrania

(noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hemicrania (countable and uncountable, plural hemicranias)

(pathology) A headache affecting one side of the head.

Usage notes

Medical term, used in some literary contexts; not used in everyday speech. Instead more general headache or more specific migraine used.

Synonyms

• 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



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