HEMICRANIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

Synonyms:

hemicrania; megrim; migraine; sick headache

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hemicrania" is a kind of...):

cephalalgia; head ache; headache (pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs)

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