Definition for VERT'I-GO, or VERT-I'GO

VERT'I-GO, or VERT-I'GO, n. [L. from verto, to turn.]

Giddiness; dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head, in which objects appear to move in various directions, though stationary, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture.

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