[ver.ti.go] n, pl -goes or -gos [L vertigin-, vertigo, fr. vertere to turn] (1528) 1 a: a disordered state 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 (as gid) causing this