- dizziness
- noun see dizzy I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dizziness
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Dizziness — ICD 10 R42 ICD 9 780.4 DiseasesDB 17771 … Wikipedia
Dizziness — Diz zi*ness, n. [AS. dysigness folly. See {Dizzy}.] Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dizziness — (n.) O.E. dysignesse; see DIZZY (Cf. dizzy) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
Dizziness — Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of vision, the brain, balance (vestibular) system of the inner ear, and gastrointestinal system. Dizziness is a medically indistinct term which laypersons use to describe a … Medical dictionary
dizziness — dizzy ► ADJECTIVE (dizzier, dizziest) 1) having a sensation of spinning around and losing one s balance. 2) informal (of a woman) silly but attractive. ► VERB (dizzies, dizzied) ▪ cause to feel unsteady, confused, or amazed … English terms dictionary
Dizziness, anxiety as a cause of — One cause of dizziness is overbreathing (hyperventilation) due to anxiety. The overbreathing also causes lightheadedness, a sense of unsteadiness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips. Relief can be gotten by breathing in and out of a… … Medical dictionary
Dizziness, pre-syncopal — Syncope is fainting. Pre syncope is before fainting, whed one is about to faint. Some symptoms of dizziness such as wooziness, feeling about to black out, and tunnel vision may be pre syncopal and are due to insufficient blood flow to the brain.… … Medical dictionary
dizziness — See dizzily. * * * … Universalium
dizziness — noun The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability. Syn: giddiness, vertigo … Wiktionary
dizziness — Synonyms and related words: abscess, addleheadedness, addlepatedness, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, colic, constipation, convulsion … Moby Thesaurus
