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Definition of Vertigo

1. Noun. A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall.

Definition of Vertigo

1. n. Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness.

2. n. Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness.

Definition of Vertigo

1. Noun. A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear. ¹

2. Noun. A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness. ¹

3. Noun. The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vertigo

1. a disordered state in which the individual or his surroundings seem to whirl dizzily [n -GOES, -GOS, or -GINES]

Medical Definition of Vertigo

1. An illusion of movement, a sensation as if the external world were revolving around the patient (objective vertigo) or as if he himself were revolving in space (subjective vertigo). The term is sometimes erroneously used to mean any form of dizziness. Origin: L. Vertigo This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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