[ 'mi:greɪn , 'mʌɪ- ]
■ noun a recurrent throbbing headache, typically affecting one side of the head and often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision.
Derivatives
migrainous adjective
Origin
ME: from Fr., via late L. from Gk hēmikrania , from hēmi- 'half' + kranion 'skull'.