SICK HEADACHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sick headache mean? 

• SICK HEADACHE (noun)
  The noun SICK HEADACHE has 2 senses:

1. a headache accompanied by nausea

2. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

  Familiarity information: SICK HEADACHE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SICK HEADACHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A headache accompanied by nausea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sick headache" is a kind of...):

cephalalgia; head ache; headache (pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hemicrania; megrim; migraine; sick headache

Hypernyms ("sick headache" is a kind of...):

cephalalgia; head ache; headache (pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs)