migraine
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪˌɡreɪn/
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migraña
- And then I started to get migraines and they would last finally for three days.
- a migraine headache
- migraine pain
- trigger a migraine
It is a good morning because I've been in migraine hell the last four days.
- It is a good morning because I've been in migraine hell the last four days.
- That as sodium levels went down, the frequency of migraine headaches went up?
- I've been having migraines every day for a week.
- If you've never had a migraine, I am so happy for you.
- And now I maybe have one very, very mild migraine headache a year.
- And then I started to get migraines and they would last finally for three days.
- Fountain Coke would like cure the migraine.
- OK, now let's talk about can the ketogenic diet help with migraine headaches?
- You, you talked about what a migraine with aura can mimic.
- There's so many of migraines you have a neck cramp.
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Migraine sufferers often experience sensitivity to light and sound during an episode of migraine.
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Are you sick and tired of having migraine headaches all the time?
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So yeah, all things considered, not my worst migraine at all.
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So I had a random migraine the other day.
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Patients report that 'migraine is getting worse and my usual treatment no longer works.'
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It's like I'm getting a migraine just listening to it.
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I am on so much migraine medication, you have no idea.
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I haven't had a migraine, a real migraine in maybe three years.
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I've been having migraines every day for a week.
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I've got these horrible migraines.
Synonyms
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A continuous pain in the head
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A severe headache that often makes you feel sick and unable to concentrate
A strong headache that comes back often and affects one side of the head
A severe recurring headache that affects one side of the head
A pain in the head that often comes from tense muscles, blood vessel changes, or medicine side effects
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Etymology
The word migraine comes from the old Greek hemikrania, made of hemi- 'half' and kranion 'head'. So it means 'pain in half the head', which helps explain why a migraine often affects one side of the head.