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greɪn noun
an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
Related forms
mi·grain·oid, adjective
mi·grain·ous, adjective
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migraine (ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a throbbing headache usually affecting only one side of the head and commonly accompanied by nausea and visual disturbances | |
| [C18: (earlier form, C14 mygrame | |
| 'migrainous | |
| —adj | |
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Migraine
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Word Origin & History
migraine
late 14c., megrim, from O.Fr. migraigne (13c.), from vulgar pronunciation of L.L. hemicrania "pain in one side of the head, headache," from Gk. hemikrania, from hemi- "half" + kranion "skull" (see cranium). The M.E. form was re-spelled 1777 on Fr. model.
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Medical Dictionary
migraine mi·graine (mī'grān')
n.
A severe recurring headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, that is characterized by sharp pain and is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Also called hemicrania, megrim, sick headache.
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Science Dictionary
| migraine (mī'grān') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Example sentences
Migraine is an inherited neurological condition characterized by severe, often disabling headache pain.
Many primary headaches, particularly migraine or cluster, may closely resemble sinus headache.
Budgeting, usually a headache endured annually, has become a chronic migraine for many city governments.
Rarely, people with migraine headaches may have a temporary problem with the oculomotor nerve.
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