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cephalalgia

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. headache.


cephalalgia British  
/ -dʒə, ˌsɛfəˈlældʒɪə /

noun

  1. a technical name for headache

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Other Word Forms

  • cephalalgic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cephalalgia

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

Example Sentences

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These were pavor nocturnus, sudden sweats, heat, neuralgia, sialorrhea, periodical cephalalgia and, above all, vertigo; and these symptoms were not always accompanied by unconsciousness nor followed by coma.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

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

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

She suffered intense cephalalgia and other signs of meningitis; despite vigorous treatment she lost consciousness and died shortly after the operation.

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

The larvae develop and multiply with great rapidity, and sometimes gain admission into the frontal sinus, causing intense cephalalgia, and even death.

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