Migrainous

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

  migraine \mi*graine"\, n. [F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L.
     hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. "hmikrani`a; "hmi- half +
     krani`on skull. See {Hemi-} and {Cranium}, and cf.
     {Hemicrania}, {Migraine}.]
     1. A kind of intense sick or nervous headache, usually
        periodical and confined to one side of the head; called


        also {migraine headache}. Same as {megrim}. --
        {Mi*grain"ous}, a.
        [1913 Webster]