Vertigo

usgb/ˈvɜːrtɪɡəʊ/
noun

A condition where you feel like everything around you is spinning and you can't balance.

I was feeling dizzy, I might have had a mild vertigo.
Visual representation of "vertigo" - A condition where you feel like everything around you is spinning and you can't balance

Often appears as...

  • experience vertigo
  • symptoms of vertigo
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Medical Context

Used to describe a specific medical condition, not general dizziness.

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After the boat trip, his severe vertigo required medical attention.
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Not Always Serious

Vertigo can vary from mild to severe; it's not always an emergency.

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She felt a brief vertigo stepping off the merry-go-round, but it passed quickly.
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Balance Related

Vertigo involves a loss of balance or stability, often due to inner ear problems.

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The doctor said my vertigo is due to an inner ear imbalance.
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