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migraine

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mi·graine  (mgrn)
n.
A severe recurring headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, characterized by sharp pain and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Also called megrim.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin hmicrnia, from Greek hmikrni : hmi-, hemi- + krnion, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mi·grainous adj.

migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn ˈmaɪ-]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a throbbing headache usually affecting only one side of the head and commonly accompanied by nausea and visual disturbances
[(earlier form, C14 mygrame megrim1): from French, from Late Latin hēmicrānia pain in half of the head, from Greek hēmikrania, from hemi- + kranion cranium]
migrainous  adj

migraine  (mgrn)
A severe recurring headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, that is characterized by sharp, throbbing pain and is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, and visual disturbances. Vasodilation in the brain causes inflammation that results in pain, but the exact cause of migraine is unknown.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.migrainemigraine - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
cephalalgia, head ache, headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Translations
migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn]
A. Njaqueca f, migraña f
I've got a migrainetengo jaqueca or migraña
B. CPD migraine attack Nataque m de jaqueca or migraña
migraine sufferer N this will benefit migraine sufferersesto beneficiará a los que padecen de jaqueca or migraña

migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn ˈmaɪgreɪn] nmigraine f
to have a migraine → avoir la migraine
I've got a migraine → J'ai la migraine.
to suffer from migraines → souffrir de migraines

migraine
nMigräne f

migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn] nemicrania
migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn] nemicrania

migraine
n migraine [ˈmiːgrein, (American ) ˈmai-]
(an attack of) a type of very severe headache, often accompanied by vomiting and difficulty in seeing She suffers from migraine. skeelhoofpyn صُداع نِصْفي мигрена migréna migræne die Migräne ημικρανία migraña migreen میگرن migreeni migraine מִיגרֶנָה आधे सिर का दर्द glavobolja, migrena migrén sakit kepala migren mígreni, heilakveisa, höfuðverkur emicrania 偏頭痛 편두통 migrena migrēna migrain migraine migrene migrena enxaqueca migrenă мигрень migréna migrena migrena migrän อาการปวดศรีษะเพียงข้างเดียว migren (周期性)偏頭痛 мігрень آدھے سر کا درد chứng đau nửa đầu ()

migraine صداع النصفي migréna migræne Migräne ημικρανία migraña migreeni migraine migrena emicrania 片頭痛 편두통 migraine migrene migrena enxaqueca мигрень migrän อาการปวดศรีษะเพียงข้างเดียว migren chứng đau nửa đầu 偏头痛


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