hemicrania

Etymology
, from, from +  (from whence also ).

Cognate to and, which also derive from the Latin.

Noun

 * 1)  A headache affecting one side of the head.
 * 2) * 1993,, by , translation Burgin and O’Connor, Chapter 2, p. 17:
 * “Gods, gods, why do you punish me? Yes, no doubt it is upon me again, again this terrible, invincible affliction … this hemicrania which grips half the head with pain … without remedy, without escape … I must try not to move my head. …”

Usage notes
Medical term, used in some literary contexts; not used in everyday speech. Instead more general or more specific  used.

Translations

 * Portuguese: hemicrania,

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  migraine, headache

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Noun

 * 1)   a headache affecting one side of the head