cephalalgia

American  

[sef-uh-lal-juh, -jee-uh] / ˌsɛf əˈlæl dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. headache.

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cephalalgia British  

/ ˌsɛfəˈlældʒɪə, -dʒə /

noun

1. a technical name for headache

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Other Word Forms

• cephalalgic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of cephalalgia

First recorded in 1540–50; cephal- + -algia

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Example Sentences

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cephalalgia

The views therein expressed are remarkable for their succinct and thoroughly scientific elucidation of the two great physiological principles involved in the consideration of by far the greater majority of instances of cephalalgia.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

Particularly, that form of cephalalgia called sick headache is apt to appear, in the periodical form, through several generations.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

It is quite evident, admitting that such a change is capable of producing an amount of cerebral irritation sufficient to develop well-marked cephalalgia, that the latter must of necessity be within certain limits continuous.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

Poisoning is manifested by weakness, cephalalgia, vomiting, pallor, general anemia, lassitude, and local paralysis.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by R. E. Mathot

For twenty-four years he had suffered from cephalalgia and pains and partial exophthalmos of the left eye.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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