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ver⋅ti⋅go
[vur-ti-goh] 
–noun, plural ver⋅ti⋅goes, ver⋅tig⋅i⋅nes [ver-tij-uh-neez] . Pathology.
[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
1520–30; < L vertīgō a turning or whirling round, equiv. to vert(ere) to turn (see verse ) + -īgō n. suffix
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| ver·ti·go (vûr'tĭ-gō') n. pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos
[Middle English, from Latin vertīgō, from vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Vertigo
Ver"ti*go\ (?; 277), n.; pl. E. Vertigoes, L. Vertigines. [L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse.]1. (Med.) 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. --Quian. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.
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Language Translation for : vertigo
Spanish:
vértigo,
German:
der Schwindel,
Japanese:
目まい
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
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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