migraine (noun)
61rainbow spectrum — The term rainbow spectrum comes from the Latin noun spectrum, which means image, representation, shadow. It is used to denote a relatively rare * fortification spectrum (i.e. a * scintillating scotoma) which may occur in the context of a *… …
62scotoma — Also known as negative scotoma. The term scotoma comes from the Greek noun skotos (darkness). It is used to denote an area or island of loss or impairment of vision, surrounded by a field of normal or relatively well preserved vision. In… …
63visual aura — Formerly known as suffusio. The term visual aura is indebted to the Greek noun aura, which means wind, breeze, or smell. It is used to denote an *aura experienced in the visual modality. The earliest known written account of a visual aura… …
64visual hallucination — Also referred to as vision. Both terms are indebted to the Latin noun visio, which means sight. They are used to denote a hallucination of sight. Historically, visual hallucinations have been divided into a multitude of types. Using their… …
65headache — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. migraine, megrim, splitting headache; hangover; problem, burden, difficulty, nuisance, the misery (inf.). See pain. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pain in the head] Syn. migraine, sick headache, bilious… …
66Arabic influence on the Spanish language — has been significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian peninsula between 711 and 1492 A.D. (see Al Andalus). Modern day Spanish language (also called castellano in Spanish) first appeared in the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in… …
67triptan — ˈtripˌtan, tən noun ( s) Etymology: triptan (as in sumatriptan (herein) : any of a class of drugs (as sumatriptan) that bind to and are agonists of serotonin receptors, that are used to treat migraine attacks, and that are thought to function by… …
68scintillation — The term scintillation is indebted to the Latin noun scintilla (spark). In a general sense, it is used as a synonym for the term *photopsia. In a more specific sense, it is used to denote the twinkling characteristic of the *unformed and… …
69megrim — /ˈmigrəm/ (say meegruhm) noun 1. (plural) morbid low spirits. 2. (plural) → blind staggers. 3. Obsolete a whim or caprice. 4. Obsolete → migraine. {Middle English …
70dihydroergotamine — |dīˌh]īdrō, dī|h]+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dihydr + ergotamine : a crystalline compound C33H37N5O5 made by hydrogenating ergotamine and used in the treatment of migraine headaches * * * /duy huy droh err got euh meen …
