Cephalalgia
ahd-5
noun.
Pain in the head; a headache.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
pathology
, headache. Also called
cephalalgy, encephalalgia.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Pain in the head; headache.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
pain
in the
head
;
headache
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Word Usage
"You know, medical terms that sound scarier than the disease, like cephalalgia (headache) or pneumonitis (lung inflammation)."
cross-reference
cephalalgia periodica
cephalalgia spasmodica
Equivalent
cephalalgy
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
ache
aching
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
cluster headache
hemicrania
histamine headache
megrim
migraine
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
headache