acephalgic migraine

noun

ace·​phal·​gic migraine ˌā-sə-ˈfal-jik- How to pronounce acephalgic migraine (audio)
plural acephalgic migraines
: a migraine in which an aura involving visual disturbances (such as diplopia, scotoma, or tunnel vision) is the main symptom and is not accompanied by headache

called also silent migraine

Word History

Etymology

acephalgic "not involving a headache," from a- entry 2 + cephalgia "headache" (borrowed from New Latin, probably by haplology from *cephalalgia, from cephal- cephal- + -algia -algia) + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acephalgic migraine was in 1981

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Cite this Entry

“Acephalgic migraine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acephalgic%20migraine. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

acephalgic migraine

noun
: a migraine in which an aura involving visual disturbances (as diplopia, scotoma, or tunnel vision) is the main symptom and which is not accompanied by headache

called also silent migraine

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