vertigo

(vûr'tĭ-gō')

1. 1. The sensation of dizziness.
   2. An instance of such a sensation.
2. A confused, disoriented state of mind.

[Middle English, from Latin vertīgō, from vertere, to turn.]

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noun

A sensation of whirling or falling: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertiginousness, wooziness. See awareness/unawareness.

A feeling of unsteadiness. There are two main types of vertigo. In the first type the sufferer feels that his or her body or the environment is spinning. It is commonly caused by motion sickness or a viral infection of the organs of balance (see vestibular apparatus). The second type of vertigo is characterized by weakness, and is commonly caused by low blood sugar or low blood pressure. As long as low blood pressure is not the result of shock or blood loss, a sufferer of the second type of vertigo may benefit from physical activity. Anyone prone to vertigo should take great care when taking part in sports where a fall may be dangerous.

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1. a sensation described as dizziness. n 2. a sensation of the room revolving about the patient or the patient revolving in space. It is a form of dizziness, but the terms are not synonymous.

• Afflictions and Conditions - vertigo: feeling that one’s surroundings are in motion, esp. spinning or tilting, due to disease of inner ear or vestibular nerve
• Syndromes, Disorders, and Conditions - vertigo: dizziness and loss of balance

Dansk (Danish)
n. - svimmelhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
duizeligheid

Français (French)
n. - vertige

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwindel, Vertigo

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσιολ.) ίλιγγος, σκοτοδίνη, ζάλη

Italiano (Italian)
vertigine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vertigem (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
головокружение

Español (Spanish)
n. - vértigo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svindel, yrsel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
眩晕, 晕头转向

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 眩暈, 暈頭轉向

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 현기[증], 혼란, 선회병

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - めまい, 混乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دوار, دوخه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סחרחורת‬

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