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migraine Definition


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migraine
noun
    1. A type of severe and recurring throbbing headache that usually affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea or vomiting, and sometimes preceded by visual disturbances.
Derivative: migrainous
adj
    Etymology: 18c; 14c as megrim: French, from Greek hemikrania half skull.



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