Vertigo

Noun

 * 1) A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
 * 2) A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
 * 3) The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.

Synonyms

 * dizziness
 * giddiness

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

Etymology
From vertigo:.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 頭暈, 头晕, 眩暈, 眩晕, 頭昏, 头昏
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: huimaus
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Japanese: 眩暈, 目暈, くらくら


 * Polish: zawroty głowy
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: головокружение
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: вртоглавица
 * Roman: vrtoglavica
 * Spanish: ,

Derived terms

 * vertiginous

Noun

 * 1) gyration, giddiness, dizziness