Etymology

cephalalgy

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Ancient Greek κεφαλή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκεφαλή
  2. English todaycephalalgy

From cephal- + -algy. From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, suffering”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκεφαλή all →

cephalopodcephalonacanthocephalancephalgiacephalo-cephalophore-cephalouscephalous-cephalykephale

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