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Noun
1. Sick headache — A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea…
hemicrania, sick headache dated, megrim dated rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.
He had a headache so bad that he wished he was dead, but it was the sort of migraine that promised him he would continue to suffer but not die.
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- Phrases
- migraine headache visual migraine
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- Plural
- migraines → hemicranias, megrims…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| migraine | rising | |
| hemicrania | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- megrim
- 10 letters
- hemicrania