noun
hemicrania
Hemicrania (noun) means a headache that affects only one side of the head.
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A headache that affects only one side of the head.
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Etymology
From Late Latin hemicrania (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrāníă), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (from whence also cranium). Cognate to megrim and migraine, which also derive from the Latin.
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What is the meaning of hemicrania?
"hemicrania" (noun) means a headache that affects only one side of the head.
What is another word for hemicrania?
Other words for "hemicrania" include migraine, megrim.