me·grim (m  gr m)n. 1. See migraine. 2. megrims A caprice or fancy. Often used in the plural. 3. megrims Depression or unhappiness: "If these megrims are the effect of Love, thank Heaven, I never knew what it was" (Samuel Richardson). [Middle English migrem, variant of migraine; see migraine.] |
megrim1
n Archaic
1. (often plural) a caprice
2. (Medicine / Pathology) a migraine
[see migraine]
megrim2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food
[of uncertain origin]
megrim - Another word for a headache, especially a migraine.
See also related terms for headache.
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| Noun | 1. |  megrim - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than mencephalalgia, head ache, headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs |
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