Hemicrania

2 definitions found

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

  Hemicrania \Hem`i*cra"ni*a\, n. [L.: cf. F. h['e]micr[^a]nie.
     See {Cranium}, and {Megrim}.] (Med.)
     A pain that affects only one side of the head.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hemicrania
       n : a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently
           in women than men [syn: {migraine}, {megrim}, {sick
           headache}]