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Megrim   Listen
noun
Megrim  n.  
1.
A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head; now more commonly called migraine headache or migraine.
2.
A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits. "These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies."
3.
pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.





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"Megrim" Quotes from Famous Books



... a tried and trusty friend to the English Commonwealth and its Protector!" said Sir Robert at last; adding, as if in apology for his emotion—"Constance! this strange megrim in my head!" And Constance, with the watchful care of an affectionate child, led him to his seat, presented him a glass of cordial; and not till he had declared himself quite recovered, did she return to her station on the low sofa, beside her ...
— The Buccaneer - A Tale • Mrs. S. C. Hall


Words linked to "Megrim" :   cephalalgia, sick headache, hemicrania, migraine, headache


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