cephalalgia (n.)

"head-ache," 1660s, from Latin cephalalgia, from Greek kephalalgia "head-ache," from kephalalges "having a head-ache;" see cephalo- + -algia. Sometimes Englished as cephalalgy. Related: Cephalalgic.

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cephalo-

before vowels, cephal-, word-forming element meaning "head, skull, brain," Modern Latin combining form of Greek kephalē "head, uppermost or top part, source," from PIE *ghebh-el- (source also of Tocharian spal "head;" Old High German gebal "skull;" also, via the notion of "front," Gothic gibla, Old Norse gafl "side of a facade").

-algia

word-forming element denoting "pain," from Greek algos "pain," algein "to feel pain," of unknown origin. Related to alegein "to care about," originally "to feel pain."

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Definitions of cephalalgia

cephalalgia (n.)

pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs;

Synonyms: headache / head ache

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