cephalalgia

ceph·a·lal·gia

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sef-uh-lal-juh, -jee-uh]
- /ˌsɛf əˈlæl dʒə, -dʒi ə/
- /sˌefəlˈaldʒə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sef-uh-lal-juh, -jee-uh]
- /ˌsɛf əˈlæl dʒə, -dʒi ə/

Definitions of cephalalgia word

noun cephalalgia headache (def 1). 1
noun cephalalgia (medicine) A pain in the head; headache. 1

See all 2 definitions of cephalalgia

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Origin of cephalalgia

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; cephal- + -algia

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Parts of speech for Cephalalgia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cephalalgia

cephalalgia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for cephalalgia

noun cephalalgia

megrim — megrims, low spirits; the blues.
migraine — an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
migraine — an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
hemicrania — pain in one side of the head.
migraine — an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.

All 5 Synonyms of cephalalgia