'Vertigo' definitions:
Definition of 'vertigo'
From: WordNet
noun
A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall [syn: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo]
Definition of 'Vertigo'
From: GCIDE
- Vertigo \Ver"ti*go\ (?; 277), n.; pl. E. Vertigoes, L. Vertigines. [L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse.]
- 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. --Quain. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vertigo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- drunkenness,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- giddiness,
- growth,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- instability,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- lightheadedness,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- spinning head,
- swimming,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertiginousness,
- vomiting,
- wasting,
- wooziness