migraine
Translation
migraine
Examples
She suffers from severe migraines.
She suffers from severe migraines.
I have a migraine and need to lie down.
I have a migraine and need to lie down.
Grammar Patterns
to have/get a ((migraine)) to experience a migraine I think I'm getting a migraine.
Similar Words
Synonyms: headache (more specific), cephalalgia
Etymology
From Greek 'hēmikrania' (pain on one side of the head), from 'hēmi-' (half) + 'kranion' (skull).
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'my grain'. Imagine a painful grain of sand is stuck in one half of your head.