Letter V

Veisalgia

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The sober medical term for a hangover.

'There is no consensus definition of veisalgia ('alcohol hangover'....)' (Ann Int Med, 2000) From the Norwegian kveis (uneasiness following debauchery) + the Greek algia (pain).

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