migrainousadj.
/ˈmiːɡrənəs/, /ˈmʌɪɡrənəs/, /miːˈɡreɪnəs/, /mʌɪˈɡreɪnəs/, U.S. /ˈmaɪɡrənəs/, /ˈmaɪˌɡreɪnəs/ Designating or relating to a migraine; of the nature of or resembling a migraine; caused by or associated with migraine; subject to migraine; apt to cause a migraine.
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1889 Lancet 30 Mar. 640/2 All the various forms of headache—dyspeptic, migrainous,..and so on.
1897 Trans. Amer. Pediatric Soc. 9 123 Migrainous epilepsy. [So called] because it commonly occurs in patients who have suffered from migraine.
1932 Biometrika 24 2 Scrini's case..had the upper lids swollen from oedema during migrainous attacks.
1973 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 22 Aug. 32/1 Migrainous women seldom put on weight, and they rarely develop any serious illness.
1992 Private Eye 13 Mar. 13/3 Patients..are entertained by preachy ‘get-fit’ messages on a migrainous flashing LED display.
2000 A. Reynolds Revelation Space xxii. 336 The migrainous pressure had come from nowhere, but it was really quite unbearable now, as if Sajaki had her head in a vice and was screwing it tighter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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