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Pronunciation
mī'grān, /ˈmaɪɡreɪn/, /<tt>"maIgreIn</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-aɪɡreɪn|Rhymes: -aɪɡreɪn

Noun
migraine (plural: migraines)

1. pathology 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.
#: After consuming too much coffee everyday for six weeks, she got severe migraines that would last up until 47 minutes after her first cup of coffee.

Translations
trans-top|headache
Chinese: åé ­ç—›, 偏头痛
Finnish: migreeni
German: Migräne f
Greek: ημικρανία f
Italian: emicrania f
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Korean: 편두통
Neapolitan: mengrà nia f
Portuguese: enxaqueca f
Russian: мигрень f
Spanish: jaqueca f
Swedish: migrän c
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Synonyms
hemicrania
megrim
sick headache

Derived terms
migraineur
migrainous

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