vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvər-ti-ˌgō 
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
a
: a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
b
: a dizzy confused state of mind
2
: disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals
also
: a disease (such as gid) causing this
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For example, a fracture to the thin bone in that region of the skull, an epidural hematoma (or bleeding between the skull and the brain) and damage to the bones of the inner ear, which can result in hearing loss, vertigo or dizziness.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 18 July 2024
Virginia Browning, 81, who can see the Bitcoin mine from her front yard, says she was taken to urgent care with violent vertigo after waking up one night mid-vomit.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
Use different sizes of stripes on walls to prevent a visual vertigo effect when looking at them.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
However, the chronic illness is marked by symptoms that include pain, vertigo, short-term memory problems, and fatigue — just to name a few.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 18 July 2024
Virginia Browning, 81, who can see the Bitcoin mine from her front yard, says she was taken to urgent care with violent vertigo after waking up one night mid-vomit.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
Use different sizes of stripes on walls to prevent a visual vertigo effect when looking at them.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
However, the chronic illness is marked by symptoms that include pain, vertigo, short-term memory problems, and fatigue — just to name a few.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvərt-i-ˌgō
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
: a sensation in which a person or a person's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
2
: a confused or bewildered state of mind
Medical Definition
vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvərt-i-ˌgō
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
: a sensation of motion which is associated with various disorders (as of the inner ear) and in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily see objective vertigo, subjective vertigo compare dizziness
2
: disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals
also
: a disease (as gid) causing this
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