Etymology

cephalalgia

ceph·al·al·gia
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Today it means: A pain in the head; headache. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεφαλαλγίᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκεφαλαλγίᾱ
  2. English todaycephalalgia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεφαλαλγίᾱ (kephalalgíā). By surface analysis, cephal- + -algia.

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