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A severe recurring vascular headache
Answer for the clue "A severe recurring vascular headache ", 10 letters:
hemicrania
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men [syn: migraine , megrim , sick headache ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) A headache affecting one side of the head.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hemicrania \Hem`i*cra"ni*a\, n. [L.: cf. F. h['e]micr[^a]nie. See Cranium , and Megrim .] (Med.) A pain that affects only one side of the head.
Usage examples of hemicrania.
To drive the convoy away as well, to leave the colonnade, go into the palace, order the room darkened, collapse on the bed, send for cold water, call in a plaintive voice for his dog Banga, and complain to him about the hemicrania.