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

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 Gina Lombroso

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

Abstemiousness cures vertigo, cephalalgia, tendency to apoplexy, dyspnoea, gout, old ulcers, impetigo, scrofula, herpes, and various other maladies.

From Five Years of Theosophy 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

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 Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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