cephalgia

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noun

Headache.

OriginAncient Greek κεφαλή →
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Meanings

nouncephalgia (plural cephalgias)

plural cephalgias

  1. medicineHeadache.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκεφαλή“head”
  2. Englishcephalgia

Coined based on Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)+ ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). See cephalo-, -algia.

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APA

cephalgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalgia

MLA

“cephalgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalgia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalgia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalgia.

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