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Definitions of migraine in various dictionaries:
noun - a severe recurring vascular headache
A severe, recurring headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, characterized by sharp pain and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances.
noun - a severe headache
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| Hemicrania, literally "pain on one side of the head", gives us this word for a terrible pain in the head |
| Megrim is a similar alternate word for this pain |
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| Anxiety, stress & lack of food can all trigger one of these severe headaches, from the Greek for "half skull" |
| The dilation of blood vessels is associated with this type of recurring vascular headache |
| The primary type of this is without aura & may include sensitivity to light |
| Hormonal influences make this headache disorder twice as common in women as in men |
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| A severe recurring headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, characterized by sharp pain and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Also called megrim. |
| a recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision. |
| a severe recurring vascular headache occurs more frequently in women than men |
| severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing: |
| a severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing |
| Migraine description |
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| A migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. Typically, the headaches affect one half of the head, are pulsating in nature, and last from two to 72 hours. Associated symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, sound, or smell. The pain is generally made worse by physical activity. Up to one-third of people have an aura: typically a short period of visual disturbance that signals that the headache will soon occur. Occasionally, an aura can occur with little or no headache following it.Migraines are believed to be due to a mixture of environmental and genetic factors. About two-thirds of cases run in families. Changing hormone levels may also play a role, as migraines affect slightly more boys than girls before puberty and two to three times more women than men. The risk of migraines usually decreases during pregnancy. The underlying mechanisms are not fully known. They are, however, believed to involve t |