migraine
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/ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/
English
Definitions
noun
- A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.“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.”
- A neurological condition characterised by such headaches.
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Synonyms
hemicraniamegrimsick headacheheadachehemiplegicophthalmoplegicairsplittingcephalalgiasplitting headachebasilar migrainecephalalgyvascular headacheocular migraineophthalmic migrainecluster headache
Associated
scotomaprodromeauraamitriptylinepropranololbasilarprophylaxisparoxysmalscintillatingfibromyalgiabrainstem