noun
or ménière's syndrome |mānē|e](ə)rz, (ˈ)mān|ye]
Usage: usually capitalized M
Etymology: after Prosper Ménière died 1862 French physician
: a disorder of the membranous labyrinth of the ear that is marked by recurrent attacks of dizziness, tinnitus, and deafness, is often accompained by nausea and vomiting, and is commonly attributed to increased pressure of the endolymphatic fluid though it is possibly of obscure allergic origin