cephalalgia

[sef-uh-lal-juh, -jee-uh]

ceph·a·lal·gia

[sef-uh-lal-juh, -jee-uh]
noun Medicine/Medical.
headache (def. 1).

Origin:
1540–50; cephal- + -algia

ceph·a·lal·gic, adjective
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Cephalalgia is always a great word to know.
So is pollex. Does it mean:
the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
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cephalalgia (ˌsɛfəˈlældʒɪə, -dʒə)
 
n
a technical name for headache

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cephalalgia ceph·al·al·gia (sěf'ə-lāl'jə, -jē-ə)
n.
Pain in the head. Also called headache.

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