Vertigo
Pronunciation : Ver"ti*go, n; pl. E. Vertigoes
Part of Speech : L.
Etymology : [L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse.]
Definition : 1. (Med.)
Defn: Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness. Quian.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.
Vertigines.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913