migraine (redirected from ophthalmoplegic migraine)

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.

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

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mi·grainous adj.

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migraine [mee-grain]

Noun

a throbbing headache usually affecting only one side of the head and commonly accompanied by nausea and visual disturbances [French, from Greek hemi half + kranion skull]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

migraine - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men hemicrania, megrim, sick headache 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] n → jaqueca

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migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn] n → migraine f

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migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn] n → Migräne f

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migraine [ˈmiːgreɪn] n → emicrania