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vertigo definition

ver·tigo (vʉr′ti gō′)

noun pl. vertigoes -·goes′ or vertigines 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

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