n.; pl. E. Vertigoes L. Vertigines [ L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse. ] 1. (Med.) 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. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[眩晕 / 眩暈, xuàn yūn, ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄩㄣ]vertigo; dizziness; fainting; feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke)#20632[Add to Longdo]