Definitions
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- n. A headache affecting one side of the head.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A pain that affects only one side of the head.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In pathology, headache on one side of the head; especially, megrim when confined to one side; also, megrim in any form.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
Etymologies
Examples
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It affects about ten per cent of the population and comes from the Greek word hemicrania, meaning half the head; this refers to the often one-sided excruciating pain.
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The term comes from hemicrania, which is a Greek work that means "half of the head."
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A remarkable circumstance attends this kind of hemicrania, viz. that it recurs by periods like those of intermittent fevers, as explained in the
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(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) The watering eyes bring to mind cluster headaches, paroxysmal hemicrania, and migraine.
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Another name for migraine headaches is hemicrania, which reflects the fact that they usually affect one side of the head.
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No trial was made in cases of angio paralytic hemicrania, since in this affection the drug would be physiologically contraindicated.
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It is superior to anything else when inhaled in so-called angio-spastic hemicrania, giving rapid relief in the individual paroxysms and prolonging the intervals between the latter.
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Periodicity has been observed in stammering (a six-weekly period in one case), and notably in hemicrania or migraine, by Harry Campbell, Osler, etc.
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In India they make a decoction of the plant, mix it with onion juice and apply it to the head as a fomentation in hemicrania.
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In Brazil, a decoction of the leaves steeped in vinegar is said to relieve hemicrania.
chained_bear commented on the word hemicrania
"'...it answers admirably in cases of insomnia, morbid anxiety, the pain of wounds, toothache, and head-ache, even hemicrania... Presently, with the blessing, you will see Padeen's face return to its usual benevolent mansuetude; and a few minutes later you will see him glide insensibly to the verge of an opiate coma. It is the most valuable member of the whole pharmacopoeia.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 55
February 27, 2008