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Migraine vs Aneurysm - What's the difference?

migraine | aneurysm |

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between migraine and aneurysm

is that migraine is (pathology) a severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances while aneurysm is (pathology) an abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

As nouns the difference between migraine and aneurysm

is that migraine is (pathology) a severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances while aneurysm is (pathology) an abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

migraine

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.
  • He had a headache so bad that he wished he was dead, but it was the sort of migraine that promised him he would continue to suffer but not die.
    After consuming too much coffee every day for six weeks, she got severe migraines that would last up until 47 minutes after her first cup of coffee.

    Synonyms

    * hemicrania * megrim * sick headache

    Derived terms

    * migraine sufferer * migraineur * migrainous

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    aneurysm

    Alternative forms

    * aneurism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
  • Derived terms

    * aneurysmatic * aneurysmal