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vertigo

n. an unpleasant, illusory sensation of movement or spinning of oneself or one’s surroundings because of neurological disorders, psychological stress (e.g., anxiety), or activities that disturb the labyrinth (which contains the organs of balance) in the inner ear (as in a roller-coaster ride).

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