cephalalgy

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A form of cephalalgia — A pain in the head; headache.

OriginAncient Greek κεφαλή →
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Meanings

nouncephalalgy (countable and uncountable, plural cephalalgies)

plural cephalalgies

  1. countabledateduncountableDated form of cephalalgia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκεφαλή
  2. Englishcephalalgy

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

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cephalalgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalalgy

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“cephalalgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalalgy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalalgy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalalgy.

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