01 n. Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and …
pl.
Vertigoes, Vertigines ((#))
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1.
Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness.(Med.)
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2.
Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.(Zool.)