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Migraine   /mˈaɪgrˌeɪn/   Listen
Migraine

noun
1.
A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men.  Synonyms: hemicrania, megrim, sick headache.






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"Migraine" Quotes from Famous Books



... disturbance itself is removed. Especially where the headache seems to result from hyperaemia, the trouble seems to be accessible to psychotherapeutics. On the other hand I have never seen any lasting effect on the so-called sick headache or migraine. While continuous headaches or headaches which occur daily yielded to my influence, sometimes completely, I was unable to prevent even by preparatory hypnotization any migraine which appears periodically, for instance, simultaneously ...
— Psychotherapy • Hugo Muensterberg

... benefit. Strong coffee is also a well-known remedy in asthma, both in relieving the actual attack and in acting as a restorative after it is over. It frequently gives great relief in many forms of nervous headache, particularly in that variety known as migraine, in which the pain is generally limited to one side of the head. And, lastly, coffee is a valuable remedy in opium poisoning, where there is such a ...
— The Art of Living in Australia • Philip E. Muskett (?-1909)



Words linked to "Migraine" :   headache, head ache, hemicrania, cephalalgia, sick headache



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