cephalalgic

English

Etymology

Latin cephalalgicus, from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

cephalalgic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Relating to, or affected with, headache.
   • 1993, Frederick Andermann, Occipital Seizures and Epilepsies in Children:

     the cephalalgic phase of simple migraine

Derived terms

• anticephalalgic

 

Noun

cephalalgic (plural cephalalgics)

1. (archaic) A remedy for the headache.

   Synonym: anticephalalgic

References

• “cephalalgic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.