偏頭痛(へんずつう)

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