What does "vertigo" mean?

A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

What is a synonym for "vertigo"?

Common synonyms include: dizziness, giddiness, abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis.

Pronounced //ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ//.

/ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

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. countable, uncountable
2
a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall wordnet
3
A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness. countable, uncountable
4
The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation. countable, uncountable
5
A snail of the genus Vertigo. countable, uncountable

"Mary didn't suffer from vertigo."

Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.