migraine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French migraigne.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: mī'grān, IPA: /ˈmaɪɡreɪn/, SAMPA: /"maIgreIn/

  Rhymes: -aɪɡreɪn

[edit] Noun

migraine (plural migraines)

1. (pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.

   He had a headache so bad that he wished he was dead, but it was the sort of migraine that promised him he would continue to suffer but not die.

   After consuming too much coffee everyday for six weeks, she got severe migraines that would last up until 47 minutes after her first cup of coffee.

[edit] Synonyms

• hemicrania
• megrim
• sick headache

[edit] Derived terms

• migraineur
• migrainous

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin hemicrania, from Greek hemikrania.

[edit] Noun

migraine f. (plural migraines)

1. migraine