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sick headache
n.
1. A headache accompanied by nausea.
2. A migraine.
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sick headache
n
1. (Pathology) a headache accompanied by nausea
2. (Pathology) a nontechnical name for migraine
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mi•graine
(ˈmaɪ greɪn or, Brit., ˈmi-)n.
a severe, recurrent headache characterized by pressure or throbbing beginning on one side of the head and accompanied by nausea and other disturbances.
[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin hēmicrānia < Greek hemikranion; see hemi-, cranium. compare megrim]
mi•grain′ous, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  sick headache - a headache accompanied by nausea cephalalgia, head ache, headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs |
| 2. |  sick headache - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than mencephalalgia, head ache, headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs |
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sick headache
n → ˜ Migräneanfall m, → ˜ Migräne f
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