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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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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

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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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)

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 not my purpose to discuss the treatment of the multifarious forms of cephalalgia on this occasion, did time permit.

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