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vertigo
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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.

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

vertigo [ˈvɜːtɪˌgəʊ]
n pl vertigoes, vertigines [vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz]
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a sensation of dizziness or abnormal motion resulting from a disorder of the sense of balance
[from Latin: a whirling round, from vertere to turn]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vertigo - a reeling sensationvertigo - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

vertigo
noun dizziness, giddiness, light-headedness, fear of heights, loss of balance, acrophobia, loss of equilibrium, swimming of the head He had a dreadful attack of vertigo at the top of the tower.
Translations
vertigo [ˈvɜːtɪgəʊ] N (vertigoes, vertigines (pl)) [vɜːˈtɪdʒɪniːz]vértigo m

vertigo [ˈvɜːrtɪgəʊ] nvertige m
to get vertigo → être sujet(te) au vertige
I get vertigo → Je suis sujet au vertige.
to suffer from vertigo → avoir le vertige

vertigo
nSchwindel m; (Med) → Gleichgewichtsstörung f; he suffers from vertigoihm wird leicht schwindlig; (Med) → er leidet an Gleichgewichtsstörungen pl

vertigo [ˈvɜːtɪgəʊ] nvertigine f
to suffer from vertigo → soffrire di vertigini

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 현기(증) aukščio baimė reibonis; bailes no augstuma gayat hoogtevrees svimmelhet zawrót głowy vertigem vertij головокружение závrat vrtoglavica vertigo svindel, yrsel อาการเวียนศีรษะ yükseklik baş dönmesi 暈眩 запаморочення دوران سر sự chóng mặt

vertigo دُوار závrať svimmelhed Schwindel ίλιγγος vértigo huimaus vertige strah od visine vertigine めまい 현기증 duizeligheid vertigo zawroty głowy vertigem головокружение höjdskräck อาการเวียนศรีษะทำให้ทรงตัวลำบาก yükseklik korkusu sự chóng mặt 眩晕


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