vertigo
vertigo
Definition
ver·tigo (vʉr′ti gō′)
noun pl. -·goes′ or ver·tig′i·nes′vər tij′ə nēz′
Med. a condition in which one has the feeling of whirling or of having the surroundings whirling about one, so that one tends to lose one's balance; dizziness
Etymology: L, dizziness < vertere: see verse
vertigo
Synonyms
vertigo
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- get: Can you get vertigo from your own brain's internal height?
- have: It was then that I began to have vertigo 24 hours a day every day.
- include: Other symptoms may include vertigo ( a type of dizziness ) or ringing in the ears.
- induce: Others in the party also showed great fortitude in coping with vertigo induced by some of the difficult parts of the route.
- cause: There is some evidence that intense impulse noise may cause vertigo i.
- experience: You can read the plays without experiencing vertigo of the eye.
Preposition: for
- second: Occasionally, a sudden turn of the person's head triggers vertigo for a few seconds.
Adjective modifier
- positional: Patients with a clear history of positionally related vertigo almost always have benign positional vertigo.
- benign: Patients with a clear history of positionally related vertigo almost always have benign positional vertigo.
- rotatory: Detailed description of symptoms 1 ) Periodic episodes of rotatory vertigo or dizziness.
- mild: I found that I might have days where I was experiencing mild vertigo.
- acute: Acute vertigo with nausea and no obvious sign of recent or current ear problems is usually viral in origin.
- s: Holidaymakers don't take we also find s quot vertigo.
Modifies a noun
- sufferer: The Inca Trail is not for the weak hearted or vertigo sufferers!
- attack: Initially, the frequency of vertigo attacks in these patients varied from less than 3 to more than 10 per month.
- dizziness: Vascular vertigo Dizziness caused by problems with the blood supply to the labyrinth or the balance centers of the brain.
- symptom: This affects the delicate organs of balance hence the vertigo symptoms.
- case: Most vertigo cases related to hearing problems Three out of four cases of vertigo are related to hearing disorders.
Noun used with modifier
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