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HEMICRANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
Synonyms:
hemicrania; megrim; migraine; sick headache
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hemicrania" is a kind of...):
cephalalgia; head ache; headache (pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs)