headache
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head·ache 
[hed-eyk] Pronunciation Key
[hed-eyk] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull. |
| 2. | an annoying or bothersome person, situation, activity, etc. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| head·ache
(hěd'āk') Pronunciation Key
n.
head'ach'y (-ā'kē) adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
headache
headache
O.E. heafod ece, from head + ache. Colloquial sense of "troublesome problem" is first recorded 1934.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| headache | |
noun | |
| 1. | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern] |
| 2. | pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| headache
(hěd'āk') Pronunciation Key
Pain in the head, caused by stimulation of or pressure to any of various structures of the head, such as tissue covering the cranium, cranial nerves, or blood vessels. Headache can be a primary disorder, as in migraine or cluster headaches, or a common symptom associated with head injury or many illnesses such as acute infection, brain tumor or abscess, eye disorders such as glaucoma, dental disease, and hypertension. See also cluster headache, migraine.
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headache head·ache (hěd'āk')
n.
A pain in the head. Also called cephalalgia.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Headache
Head"ache`\, n. Pain in the head; cephalalgia. "Headaches and shivering fits." --Macaulay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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