migraine (noun)

  • 91peduncular hallucination —    Also known as peduncular hallucinosis, pedunculopontine hallucinosis, Lhermitte s hallucinosis, Lhermitte syndrome, *brainstem hallucination, and mesencephalic hallucinosis. The eponyms Lhermitte s hallucinosis and Lhermitte syndrome refer to… …

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  • 92visual halo —    Also referred to as halo and halo vision. All three terms are indebted to the Greek noun halos, which means area. In biomedicine the terms halo and visual halo are used to denote a luminous or coloured circle surrounding visually perceived… …

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  • 93cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …

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  • 94experience — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 knowledge/skill obtained by seeing/doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, long, vast, wide ▪ limited, little …

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  • 95treat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, real, special ▪ little ▪ I like to give the girls a little treat every now and then. ▪ o …

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  • 96disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …

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  • 97aura — [ ɔ:rə] noun (plural aurae ri: or auras) 1》 the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to be generated by someone or something. 2》 (in spiritualism and some forms of alternative medicine) a supposed emanation surrounding the body of a… …

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  • 98ergotamine — [ə: gɒtəmi:n] noun Medicine an ergot alkaloid that causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine …

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  • 99ergotamine tartrate — /ɜˌgɒtəmin ˈtatreɪt/ (say er.gotuhmeen tahtrayt) noun an alkaloid derived from ergot, used to treat migraine …

  • 100hemicrania — /hɛmiˈkreɪniə/ (say hemee krayneeuh) noun Obsolete pain in one side of the head; migraine. {Late Latin, from Greek hēmikrānia a pain on one side of the head} …