Migraine

Quick meaning: Migraine is a noun meaning (pathology) A neurological condition characterised by such headaches.

Meaning

(pathology) A neurological condition characterised by such headaches.

More Meanings

1. (pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.

Example Sentences

Syncope is estimated to occur in bouts of headache in approximately 5% of adult patients with migraine.

He had a headache so bad that he wished he was dead, but it was the sort of migraine that promised him he would continue to suffer but not die.

It was in 1976, during our first family holiday to Disneyland, California, that my family learned the difference between a headache and a migraine.

After consuming too much coffee every day for six weeks, she got severe migraines that would last up until 47 minutes after her first cup of coffee.

Word Forms

• migraines

Synonyms for migraine

Depending on context, synonyms include hemicrania, megrim.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hemicrania, megrim, headache, hemiplegic, ophthalmoplegic, air.

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