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vertigo Definition

ver·tigo (vʉrti gō′)

noun pl. -·goes′ or ver·tigi·nes′vər tijə 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

n.

dizziness, reeling, giddiness; see disease.

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

  • term: Doctors use the term vertigo to describe this condition.
  • quot: Holidaymakers don't take we also find s quot vertigo.