hemicrania
Pain one side
Hemicrania is a medical term for pain affecting one side of the head—a one-sided headache.
The word appears in clinical contexts for specific migraine-like conditions: paroxysmal hemicrania, hemicrania continua.
In everyday speech, migraine or one-sided headache serves the same purpose.
Affecting one side only
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- templeSacred worship structure
- periorbitalAround the eye socket
- ocularOf the organ of sight
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
phonophobia · nausea · vomiting · visual disturbances · prodrome · sensitivity · stabbing · sharp
Severe neurological head pain
- clusterGathered group nearby
- paroxysmalOccurring in sudden attacks
- continuaUnbroken quantitative ranges
- trigeminalThree-branched facial nerve
autonomic · neuralgia · neuropathic · neurovascular · post-traumatic · primary · secondary
Extremely harsh or strict
- intenseExtreme in degree
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- disablingCausing loss of function
intractable · chronic · acute · episodic · paroxysmal · relentless · overwhelming · painful
Drugs that reduce pain
- indomethacinNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- abortiveFailed before completion
- prophylacticMeasure preventing disease or harm
NSAIDs · antiemetics · oxygen therapy · nerve block · neurologist · diagnosis
unilateral
Affecting one side only
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- templeSacred worship structure
- periorbitalAround the eye socket
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
photophobia · phonophobia · nausea · vomiting · visual disturbances · prodrome · sensitivity · stabbing · sharp · piercing
migraine
Severe neurological head pain
- clusterGathered group nearby
- paroxysmalOccurring in sudden attacks
- continuaUnbroken quantitative ranges
trigeminal · autonomic · neuralgia · neuropathic · neurovascular · post-traumatic · primary · secondary
severe
Extremely harsh or strict
- intenseExtreme in degree
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
disabling · intractable · chronic · acute · episodic · paroxysmal · relentless · overwhelming · painful · fluctuating
analgesics
Drugs that reduce pain
- indomethacinNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- abortiveFailed before completion
prophylactic · NSAIDs · antiemetics · oxygen therapy · nerve block · neurologist · diagnosis