Main Entry: ver·ti·go

Pronunciation: \ˈvər-ti-ˌgō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vertigin-, vertigo, from vertere to turn

Date: 15th century

1 a : a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily b : a dizzy confused state of mind
2 : disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals; also : a disease (as gid) causing this