ˈvər]d.]ə̇ˌgō, ˈvə̄], ˈvəi], ]t], ]ēˌgō sometimes (ˌ)vərˈtē(ˌ)gō or (ˌ)vərˈtī(ˌ)gō noun
Etymology: Latin, action of whirling, from vertere to turn — more at worth
1. plural vertigoes -ōz or vertig·i·nes ˌvərˈtijəˌnēz
a.
(1) : a disturbance which is associated with various known diseases or due to unknown causes and in which the external world seems to revolve around the individual or in which the individual seems to revolve in space — called also respectively objective vertigo, subjective vertigo
(2) : dizziness
b. : a dizzy confused condition of mind : a state in which all things seem to be whirling around : mental bewilderment or confusion
c. : disordered equilibration or vertiginous movements in a lower animal often forming a symptom of a specific disease ; also : a disease (as gid or staggers) marked by such vertigo
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin\]
: a genus that comprises very small cylindrical land snails usually found under stones and dead wood and is included in the family Pupillidae or made the type of a separate family