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ver⋅ti⋅go

  [vur-ti-goh]
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–noun, plural ver⋅ti⋅goes, ver⋅tig⋅i⋅nes  [ver-tij-uh-neez] . Pathology.
a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
Origin:
1520–30; < L vertīgō a turning or whirling round, equiv. to vert(ere) to turn (see verse ) + -īgō n. suffix
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vertigo 
1528, from L. vertigo "dizziness," originally "a whirling or spinning movement," from vertere "to turn" (see versus).
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Main Entry: ver·ti·go
Pronunciation: 'v&rt-i-"gO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -goes or -gos
1 : a disordered state which is associated with various disorders (as of the inner ear) and in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily —see OBJECTIVE VERTIGO, SUBJECTIVE VERTIGO;—compare DIZZINESS
2 : disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals;also : a disease (as gid) causing this
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vertigo ver·ti·go (vûr'tĭ-gō')
n. pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos
A sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects.

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vertigo   (vûr'tĭ-gō')  Pronunciation Key 
Dizziness characterized by a sensation of whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects. Vertigo is often caused by damage or disease in the inner ear.
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