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migraine
[ mahy-greynor, British, mee- ]
noun
- an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
migraine
/ ˈmaɪ-; ˈmiːɡreɪn /
noun
- a throbbing headache usually affecting only one side of the head and commonly accompanied by nausea and visual disturbances
migraine
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈԴdzܲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·o adjective
- ·oܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of migraine1
Word History and Origins
Origin of migraine1
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Example Sentences
Her doctor put her on the Pill to help manage the pain but it gave her migraines, so she came off it in 2018.
“My mother’s migraines hold me prisoner for much of my childhood,” she writes.
The 78-year-old rocker said she had some “post migraine dizziness” and left the stage after the “small incident.”
Alba, who previously worked as a business administrator, lives with chronic pain, travel sickness and migraines, and says she needs to work from home to manage her condition.
Shaking off the persistent and painful government migraine of sluggish economic growth could take a lot longer and doing so, or not, is likely to have far greater and long-lasting political consequence.
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