vertigo
pronunciation
How to pronounce vertigo in British English:
UK [ˈvɜ:tɪgəʊ]
How to pronounce vertigo in American English:
US [ˈvɜrtɪgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
Word Origin
- vertigo (n.)
- early 15c., from Latin vertigo "dizziness, sensation of whirling," originally "a whirling or spinning movement," from vertere "to turn" (see versus).
Example
- 1. Height vertigo , echoing the unceasing expansion of the city itself .
- 2. Instead , the child may have abdominal pain , vomiting or feelings of vertigo .
- 3. But problems with ear rocks can be a cause of chronic dizziness or vertigo .
- 4. About 40 % of americans have at least one episode of vertigo in their lifetimes .
- 5. Vertigo and gender : women develop vertigo slightly more often than men .