Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cluster headache

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: clus-ter -headache
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely painful, cyclical and unilateral headache.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

cluster headaches (plural)

Synonyms

Raeder's syndrome suicide headache histamine headache

Questions

What does cluster headache mean?: An extremely painful, cyclical and unilateral headache.
Where does cluster headache come from?: So called because such headaches tend to occur together, i.e. in clusters.

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