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Cephalea

Definition
noun
Headache; pain or ache in the head
Supplement
Cephalea is one of the many medical terms used to refer to headache.
Word origin: Greek kephalo-, kephalḗ (head)
Synonym(s):

  • cephalalgia
  • cerebralgia
  • encephalalgia
  • encephalodynia
  • cephalodynia

Related term(s):

  • cephalea agitata


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