Cephalalgia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cephalalgia \Ceph`a*lal"gi*a\, Cephalalgy \Ceph"a*lal`gy\, n.
     [L. cephalalgia, Gr. ?; ? + ? pain: cf. F. c['e]phalalgie.]
     (Med.)
     Pain in the head; headache.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cephalalgia
       n : pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or
           muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs [syn: {headache},
            {head ache}]