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A headache.


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Caption: A headache that lasted four years finally drove a South Korean man to go for a checkup checkĀ·up
n.
1. An examination or inspection.

2. A general physical examination.


checkup See Yearly checkup.
 in December. X-rays showed a two-inch nail in his skull. The nail, which was surgically removed, may have entered the man's head during a construction accident. In January, a Colorado construction worker with a toothache Toothache Definition

A toothache is any pain or soreness within or around a tooth, indicating inflammation and possible infection.
Description

A toothache may feel like a sharp pain or a dull ache.
 was found to have a four-inch nail in his skull from a nail-gun mishap (language) MISHAP - An early system on the IBM 1130.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
 six days earlier.
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Publication:New York Times Upfront
Date:Mar 7, 2005
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