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 a migraine to experience a migraine I have a migraine today.
to suffer from migraines to be afflicted by migraines She suffers from migraines.
Similar Words
Synonyms: headache, cephalalgia
Etymology
From French, from Late Latin 'hemicrania', from Greek 'hēmikrania' (pain on one side of the head). 'hēmi-' (half) + 'kranion' (skull).
Memory Tips
Remember the root: 'hemi-' (half) + 'cranium' (skull). A migraine is often a severe headache on one side of the head.