vertigo (redirected from Benign paroxysmal postural vertigo)

ver·ti·go  (vûrt-g)

n. pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos

1.

a. The sensation of dizziness.

b. An instance of such a sensation.

2. A confused, disoriented state of mind.

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[Middle English, from Latin vertg, from vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vertigo

Noun

Pathol a sensation of dizziness felt because one's balance is disturbed, sometimes experienced when looking down from a high place [Latin: a whirling round]

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vertigo  (vûrt-g)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vertigo - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall dizziness, lightheadedness, giddiness symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

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vertigo

noun dizziness, giddiness, light-headedness, fear of heights, loss of balance, acrophobia, loss of equilibrium, swimming of the head

Translations

vertigo [ˈvəːtɪgəu] n → vértigo;

to suffer from vertigo → tener vértigo

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vertigo [ˈvəːtɪgəu] n → vertige m;

to suffer from vertigo → avoir des vertiges

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vertigo [ˈvəːtɪgəu] n → Schwindelgefühle pl;

to suffer from vertigo → leicht schwindlig werden

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vertigo [ˈvəːtɪgəu] n → vertigine f;

to suffer from vertigo → soffrire di vertigini

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vertigo

n vertigo [ˈvəːtigəu]

dizziness, especially as brought on by fear of heights Keep her back from the edge of the cliff – she suffers from vertigo. duiseligheid دُوار، دَوْخَه световъртеж závrať svimmelhed der Schwindel ίλιγγος vértigo peapööritus, kõrgusekartus سرگیجه huimaus vertige סִחרוּר ऊंचाई पर चक्कर आने की बीमारी vrtoglavica szédülés rasa gamang svimi vertigine 目まい 현기증 aukščio baimė reibonis; bailes no augstuma gayat hoogtevrees svimmelhet zawrót głowy vertigem vertij головокружение závrat vrtoglavica vertigo svindel, yrsel อาการเวียนศีรษะ yükseklik baş dönmesi 眩暈 запаморочення دوران سر sự chóng mặt 眩晕