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US
/ˈhɛˌdeɪk/
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[ UK /hˈɛdeɪk/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛdeɪk/ ]
NOUN
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something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
it's a major worry
New York traffic is a constant concern - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
How To Use headache In A Sentence
- Three months later, the patient had fever and headache which led to the diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis with multiple cerebral abscesses.
- Three months later, the patient had fever and headache which led to the diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis with multiple cerebral abscesses.
- Prolonged attacks of dyspepsia, nervous headaches, chronic granular kidney disease, gout, sciatic rheumatism, middle ear abscesses, above all vertigo and gall stone colic were intermittent or chronic ailments that gradually made him the typical embodiment of a supersensitively nervous, prematurely old man. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
- It constantly spews toxic chemicals into the air here, and the residents I work with suffer from headaches, nosebleeds and respiratory problems.
- He comments that a patient might talk of a "shiner" whereas a doctor (holy of holies) would speak of a "periorbital ecchymosis," which is true only if you could imagine a doctor referring to cephalalgia instead of a headache or odontalgia instead of a toothache. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 1
- Does household cleaning give you headaches, nausea, dizzy spells or sign irritations?
- severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug
- Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.
- Symptoms include extreme exhaustion, muscle pain, headaches and poor concentration. The Sun
- The medicine is an effective cure for a headache.
