Cephalalgia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚsˌɪɡnɪtʃɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˌɪsəpˈəʊiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˌɪsəpˈəʊiə/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚsˌɪɡnɪtʃɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

headache head ache

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kopfschmerz

Schmerzen im Kopf, die durch eine Erweiterung der Hirnarterien oder Muskelkontraktionen oder eine Reaktion auf Medikamente verursacht werden

🇫🇷French

céphalée

douleur à la tête causée par une dilatation des artères cérébrales ou des contractions musculaires ou une réaction à des médicaments

🇪🇸Spanish

cefalea

dolor en la cabeza causado por la dilatación de las arterias cerebrales o contracciones musculares o una reacción a las drogas

🇮🇹Italian

cefalalgia

dolore alla testa causato dalla dilatazione delle arterie cerebrali o dalle contrazioni muscolari o da una reazione ai farmaci

🇳🇱Dutch

cephalalgie

pijn in het hoofd veroorzaakt door verwijding van de hersenslagaders of spiersamentrekkingen of een reactie op medicijnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cefaléia

dor na cabeça causada por dilatação das artérias cerebrais ou contrações musculares ou reação a medicamentos

🇷🇺Russian

цефалгия

боль в голове, вызванная расширением мозговых артерий или мышечными сокращениями или реакцией на лекарства

India

🇮🇳Tamil

செபலால்ஜியா

பெருமூளை தமனிகளின் விரிவாக்கம் அல்லது தசைச் சுருக்கங்கள் அல்லது மருந்துகளுக்கு எதிர்வினையால் ஏற்படும் தலையில் வலி

🇮🇳Telugu

సెఫాలాల్జియా

మస్తిష్క ధమనుల విస్తరణ లేదా కండరాల సంకోచాలు లేదా మందులకు ప్రతిచర్య వలన తల నొప్పి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેફાલાલ્જીયા

મગજની ધમનીઓના વિસ્તરણ અથવા સ્નાયુઓના સંકોચન અથવા દવાઓની પ્રતિક્રિયાને કારણે માથામાં દુખાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೆಫಲಾಲ್ಜಿಯಾ

ಸೆರೆಬ್ರಲ್ ಅಪಧಮನಿಗಳ ಹಿಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನಾಯುವಿನ ಸಂಕೋಚನ ಅಥವಾ ಔಷಧಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತಲೆ ನೋವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സെഫാലൽജിയ

മസ്തിഷ്ക ധമനികളുടെ വികാസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പേശികളുടെ സങ്കോചം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മരുന്നുകളോടുള്ള പ്രതികരണം മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന തല വേദന

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

头痛

由于脑动脉扩张或肌肉收缩或药物反应引起的头部疼痛

🇯🇵Japanese

頭痛

脳動脈の拡張や筋肉の収縮、または薬物への反応によって引き起こされる頭の痛み

🇰🇷Korean

두부통증

뇌동맥 확장이나 근육 수축 또는 약물 반응으로 인한 머리 통증

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chứng đau đầu

đau đầu do giãn động mạch não hoặc co cơ hoặc phản ứng với thuốc

🇹🇭Thai

ปวดศีรษะ

อาการปวดศีรษะที่เกิดจากการขยายตัวของหลอดเลือดแดงในสมอง หรือการหดตัวของกล้ามเนื้อ หรือปฏิกิริยาต่อยา

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صداع

ألم في الرأس ناجم عن توسع الشرايين الدماغية أو تقلصات العضلات أو رد فعل على الأدوية

🇮🇷Persian

سفالالژیا

درد در سر ناشی از گشاد شدن شریان های مغزی یا انقباضات عضلانی یا واکنش به داروها

🇹🇷Turkish

kafa ağrısı

serebral arterlerin genişlemesi veya kas kasılmaları veya ilaçlara verilen reaksiyondan kaynaklanan kafa ağrısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קפלאלגיה

כאבים בראש הנגרמים מהתרחבות של עורקים מוחיים או התכווצויות שרירים או תגובה לתרופות

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