VERTIGO

dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo

(noun) a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

vertigo (countable and uncountable, plural vertigos or vertigoes)

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

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

The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.

Synonyms

• dizziness

• giddiness

Anagrams

• Gerovit

Source: Wiktionary

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Ver"ti*go, n; pl. E. Vertigoes, L. Vertigines. Etym: [L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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