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Noun: sick headache  sik 'hed,eyk
  1. A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
    "Her sick headache was so intense that she had to lie down in a dark room";
    - migraine, megrim, hemicrania
     
  2. A headache accompanied by nausea
    "She often experienced sick headaches during stressful periods at work"

Derived forms: sick headaches

Type of: cephalalgia [technical], headache