vertigo

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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. {{lb|en|by extension}} 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]].
4. A snail of the genus {{taxfmt|Vertigo|genus}}.

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