MIGRAINE


Meaning of MIGRAINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmī-ˌgrān, Britain often ]

ˈmē- noun

Etymology: Middle English mygreyn, from Middle French migraine, modification of Late Latin hemicrania pain in one side of the head, from Greek hēmikrania, from hēmi- hemi- + kranion cranium

Date: 15th century

1. : a condition marked by recurrent severe headache often with nausea and vomiting

2. : an episode or attack of migraine

• mi·grain·ous -ˌgrā-nəs adjective

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