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Definition of "vertigo" []

  • The sensation of dizziness. (noun)
  • An instance of such a sensation. (noun)
  • A confused, disoriented state of mind. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vertigo" in a sentence
  • "Further, my vertigo is at a point where the highs and the lows are varying a lot."
  • "Loss of feeling usually again in one side of the body, loss of vision, again usually one part of your field of view or sometimes one eye, loss of balance sometimes and giddiness or what we call vertigo can also be a sign of stroke."
  • "My grandma is bringing my grandpa's walking stick over for me, because we have reached the point in vertigo treatment where my current treatment will in no way get messed up if I use a cane."