偏頭痛(へんずつう)

へんずつう
noun
migraine
1. migraine; migraine headache
A type of recurring headache characterized by intense, throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head.
偏頭痛(へんずつう)がひどい。
My migraine is terrible.
偏頭痛(へんずつう)の薬(くすり)を飲(の)んだ。
I took migraine medication.
天気(てんき)が変(か)わると偏頭痛(へんずつう)が起(お)きやすくなる。
When the weather changes, I tend to get migraines more easily.

Written with 偏(へん) (one-sided) and 頭痛(ずつう) (headache), reflecting the characteristic one-sided pain. The medical term is 片頭痛(へんずつう), using the kanji 片(へん) instead of 偏(へん), but both writings are widely used. In medical literature, 片頭痛(へんずつう) is standard.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 偏頭痛(へんずつう)持(も)ち: someone who suffers from migraines
  • 偏頭痛(へんずつう)が起(お)きる: to get a migraine
  • 偏頭痛(へんずつう)の発作(ほっさ): migraine attack
  • 偏頭痛(へんずつう)の薬(くすり): migraine medication

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 頭痛(ずつう): headache — the general term for any headache
  • 片頭痛(へんずつう): migraine — the standard medical spelling with 片(へん)
  • 緊張型(きんちょうがた)頭痛(ずつう): tension headache — a different type of headache caused by muscle tension
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