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Ver·ti·go n.; pl. E. Vertigoes L. Vertigines
1. Med. 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.
2. Zool. 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.
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vertigo
n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: dizziness,
giddiness, lightheadedness]
[also: vertigoes (pl), vertigines (pl)]