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n. - Pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs.

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  • It is not my purpose to discuss the treatment of the multifarious forms of cephalalgia on this occasion, did time permit.
  • In a person having a painful spot in the head, with intense cephalalgia, pus or water running from the nose, or by the mouth, or at the ears, removes the disease.
  • It is quite evident, admitting that such a change is capable of producing an amount of cerebral irritation sufficient to develop well-marked cephalalgia, that the latter...
  • The views therein expressed are remarkable for their succinct and thoroughly scientific elucidation of the two great physiological principles involved in the consideration of...
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