migrainous
Suffering throbbing head
Migrainous describes something relating to or resembling a migraine headache.
A migrainous aura is the visual disturbance that precedes some migraines.
Someone prone to migraines might describe themselves as migrainous: I've been migrainous since my twenties.
The word also characterizes migraine-like symptoms: a migrainous throbbing behind one eye.
Cranial pain
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
- phonophobiaPathological dread of sounds
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
vomiting · vertigo · scotoma · prodrome · visual disturbance · light sensitivity · throbbing · pulsating
Making unable to act
- disablingCausing loss of function
- cripplingCausing severe impairment
- prostratingLying flat in submission
- immobilizingPreventing any motion
bedridden · exhausting · draining · severe · overwhelming · enfeebling · weakening · sapping
Alkaloid treating severe headaches
- antiemeticsVomiting prevention drugs
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- prophylacticMeasure preventing disease or harm
- botoxToxin that smooths skin
beta-blockers · abortive · preventive · rescue medication · dark room · ice pack · caffeine · magnesium
Three-branched facial nerve
- corticalOf an outer layer
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
neurotransmitters · cerebral · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · brainstem · cranial · nerve · thalamus
Persisting over time
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- hemiplegicParalyzed on one side
- retinalOf eye's inner lining
- basilarOf the base
vestibular · ocular · menstrual · abdominal · transformed · intractable · refractory · silent
headache
Cranial pain
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
- phonophobiaPathological dread of sounds
nausea · vomiting · vertigo · scotoma · prodrome · visual disturbance · light sensitivity · throbbing · pulsating · pounding
incapacitating
Making unable to act
- disablingCausing loss of function
- cripplingCausing severe impairment
- prostratingLying flat in submission
immobilizing · bedridden · exhausting · draining · severe · overwhelming · enfeebling · weakening · sapping · paralyzing
ergotamine
Alkaloid treating severe headaches
- antiemeticsVomiting prevention drugs
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- prophylacticMeasure preventing disease or harm
botox · beta-blockers · abortive · preventive · rescue medication · dark room · ice pack · caffeine · magnesium · riboflavin
trigeminal
Three-branched facial nerve
- corticalOf an outer layer
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
hypothalamus · neurotransmitters · cerebral · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · brainstem · cranial · nerve · thalamus · sensitization
chronic
Persisting over time
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- hemiplegicParalyzed on one side
- retinalOf eye's inner lining
basilar · vestibular · ocular · menstrual · abdominal · transformed · intractable · refractory · silent · familial
migrainousclear-headed
Able to think rationally
healthy · well · asymptomatic · comfortable · painless
immigrant, migrate, migration, migrant, migraine, migratory, emigrate, emigration, immigrate