migraine
/meegrayn, migrayn/ • noun a recurrent throbbing headache, typically affecting one side of the head and often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision. — USAGE The standard pronunciation of migraine in British English is /meegrayn/, which is closer to the pronunciation of the original word in French. However, many people in Britain say /migrayn/, and this pronunciation is standard in the US. — ORIGIN French, from Greek hemikrania, from hemi- ‘half’ + kranion ‘skull’.
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