Definition of Vertigo

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

Exact synonyms: Dizziness, Giddiness, Lightheadedness
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Derivative terms: Dizzy, Giddy, Lightheaded, Vertiginous

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. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vertigo

verticillate
verticillated
verticillated
verticilliosis
verticillium
verticillium
verticillus
verticils
verticomental
verticosubmental view
vertigines
vertiginous
vertiginous
vertiginously
vertigo (current term)
vertigo (current term)
vertigoes
vertigos
vertigo ab aure laeso
verting
vertisols
vertometer
verts
vertu
vertue
vertues
vertuous
vertus
verumontanitis
verumontanum

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