hemicrania
Meanings
Plural: hemicranias
Noun
- a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
- A headache affecting one side of the head.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 17
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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