Meanings
plural cephalalgias · alternative dated cephalalgy · alternative dated cephalgy
- countableuncountablemedicineA pain in the head; headache.
The pungent pain, dyspnœa, cephalalgia, redness of the face, pulsations of the heart, strong and rapid, the pulse full and vibrating, induced M. Peyrade, then attached to that hospital, to practise blood-letting in the arm. It was followed with marked relief.
1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 207Synonyms: headache
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pain in the head; headache.
More synonyms by meaning
nounpain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκεφαλαλγίᾱ
- Englishcephalalgia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κεφαλαλγίᾱ (kephalalgíā). By surface analysis, cephal- + -algia.
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