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migraine
mi·graine
[
m gràyn
]
(
plural
mi·graines
)
noun
Definition:
extremely bad headache:
a recurrent, throbbing, very painful headache, often affecting one side of the head and sometimes accompanied by vomiting or by distinct warning signs, including visual disturbances
[
14th century. < French< Greek
hēmikrania
<
hēmi-
"half" +
kranion
"skull"
]
mi·grain·ous
[
mī gráynəss
]
adjective
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