/verr"ti goh'/ , n. , pl. vertigoes, vertigines /veuhr tij"euh neez'/ . Pathol.
a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
[ 1520-30; vertigo a turning or whirling round, equiv. to vert ( ere ) to turn (see VERSE) + -igo n. suffix ]