Meaning

1 senses
  1. An extremely painful, cyclical and unilateral headache.

    a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells

Origin

So called because such headaches tend to occur together, i.e. in clusters.

So called because such headaches tend to occur together, i.e. in clusters.

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Forms

plural: cluster headaches

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells:histamine headache

See also

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