headache (redirected from Head Aches)

head·ache  (hdk)

n.

1. A pain in the head.

2. Informal Something, such as a problem, that causes annoyance or trouble.

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headachy (-k) adj.

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headache [ˈhɛdˌeɪk]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) pain in the head, caused by dilation of cerebral arteries, muscle contraction, insufficient oxygen in the cerebral blood, reaction to drugs, etc. Technical name cephalalgia

2. Informal any cause of worry, difficulty, or annoyance

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headache  (hdk)

Pain in the head, caused by stimulation of or pressure to any of various structures of the head, such as tissue covering the cranium, cranial nerves, or blood vessels. Headache can be a primary disorder, as in migraine or cluster headaches, or a common symptom associated with head injury or many illnesses such as acute infection, brain tumor or abscess, eye disorders such as glaucoma, dental disease, and hypertension. See also cluster headachemigraine

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headache

• cephalgia, encephalalgia - Cephalgia and encephalalgia are medical terms for a headache.
• megrim - Another word for a headache, especially a migraine.
• shivaree - A mock serenade, it originally meant "headache" in its Latin form.
• neurasthenia - A disorder characterized by loss of energy, lack of motivation, and feelings of inadequacy, along with vague physical symptoms such as headache or muscle pain.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	headache - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" worry, vexation, concern negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
	2.	headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs cephalalgia, head ache ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain cluster headache, histamine headache - a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells hemicrania, megrim, migraine, sick headache - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men sick headache - a headache accompanied by nausea sinus headache - a headache resulting from congestion or infection in the paranasal sinuses tension headache - a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress

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headache

noun

1. migraine, head (informal), neuralgia, cephalalgia (Medical) I have had a terrible headache for the past two days.

2. problem (Informal) worry, trouble, bother, nuisance, inconvenience, bane, vexation Their biggest headache is the increase in the price of fuel.

Translations

headache [ˈhedeɪk] N

1. (= pain) → dolor m de cabeza; (= sick headache) → jaqueca f

2. (= problem) → quebradero m de cabeza, dolor m de cabeza
that's his headache → allá él

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headache [ˈhɛdeɪk] n

(= pain) → mal m de tête
to have a headache → avoir mal à la tête
I've got a headache → J'ai mal à la tête.

(= problem) → problème m
to be a headache for sb → être un problème pour qn

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headache [ˈhɛdˌeɪk] n (pain) → mal m di testa (fig) → grattacapo
to have a headache → avere mal di testa

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headache → صُدَاع bolení hlavy hovedpine Kopfschmerzen πονοκέφαλος dolor de cabeza päänsärky mal de tête glavobolja mal di testa 頭痛 두통 hoofdpijn hodepine ból głowy dor de cabeça головная боль huvudvärk ปวดหัว baş ağrısı chứng nhức đầu 头疼