cephalalgia
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- cephalalgic adjective
Etymology
Origin of cephalalgia
Example Sentences
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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)
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)
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
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
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)
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