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migraine

[mahy-greyn, mee-]

noun

  1. an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.



migraine

/ ˈmaɪ-, ˈmiːɡreɪn /

noun

  1. a throbbing headache usually affecting only one side of the head and commonly accompanied by nausea and visual disturbances

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migraine

  1. 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • migrainoid adjective
  • migrainous adjective
  • ˈԴdzܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of migraine1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin ŧԾ hemicrania; megrim
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of migraine1

C18: (earlier form, C14 mygrame megrim 1 ): from French, from Late Latin ŧԾ pain in half of the head, from Greek ŧԾ, from hemi- + kranion cranium
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She said the campaign had taken its toll on her health and she had been hospitalised with high blood pressure and suffered migraines.

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So when a hack comes along that says it can "cure", or at the very least fend off a migraine, people will try it.

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"It is impossible to suffer this kind of noise and it affects our health, it affects migraines, insomnia and heart attacks and it is a criminal offence in our laws," adds Enrique.

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And in Granbury, Texas, a 24ft-high sound barrier was erected in 2023 at a mining site after residents complained to public officials that the nonstop roar was keeping them awake and giving them migraines.

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Her doctor put her on the Pill to help manage the pain but it gave her migraines, so she came off it in 2018.

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