migraine (noun)
21sick headache — noun 1. a headache accompanied by nausea • Hypernyms: ↑headache, ↑head ache, ↑cephalalgia 2. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men • Syn: ↑migraine, ↑megrim, ↑hemicrania …
22aura — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, puff of air, breeze, from Greek; probably akin to Greek aēr air Date: 1694 1. a. a subtle sensory stimulus (as an aroma) b. a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source < the place had an aura …
23clonidine — noun Etymology: chlor + aniline + imide + 2 ine Date: 1970 an antihypertensive drug C9H9Cl2N3 used especially to treat essential hypertension, to prevent migraine headache, and to …
24dihydroergotamine — noun Date: 1945 a hydrogenated derivative C33H37N5O5 of ergotamine that is used in the treatment of migraine …
25ergotamine — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1921 an alkaloid C33H35N5O5 derived from ergot that is used chiefly in the form of its tartrate especially in treating migraine …
26methysergide — noun Etymology: methyl + lysergic acid + amide Date: 1962 a serotonin antagonist C21H27N3O2 used in the form of its maleate especially in the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches …
27migraineur — noun Etymology: probably from migraine + eur (as in entrepreneur) Date: 1970 an individual who experiences migraines …
28sick headache — noun Date: 1778 migraine …
29sumatriptan — noun Etymology: perhaps from suma (by shortening & alteration from sulfonamide) + triptan (by shortening & alteration from tryptamine) Date: 1989 a triptan C14H21N3O2S that is administered as a nasal spray or in the form of its succinate by mouth …
30triptan — noun Etymology: triptan (as in sumatriptan Date: 1997 any of a class of drugs (as sumatriptan) that bind to and are agonists of serotonin receptors and are used to treat migraine attacks …
