MIGRAINE


Meaning of MIGRAINE in English

/ ˈmiːgreɪn; ˈmaɪg-; NAmE ˈmaɪg-/ noun

[ U , C ] a very severe type of headache which often makes a person feel sick and have difficulty in seeing :

severe migraine

I'm getting a migraine.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French , via late Latin from Greek hēmikrania , from hēmi- half + kranion skull.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.