Ménière's disease
/mɛnˈjɛː
/(also Ménière's syndrome)
noun [mass noun]
A disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear, causing progressive deafness and attacks of tinnitus and vertigo.People with Ménière's disease can have attacks of vertigo that last up to twelve hours, often causing vomiting and leaving them completely exhausted....
- People who had had a stroke said that they had confused their symptoms with those of migraine, food poisoning, and Ménière's disease.
- Vertigo can also be a symptom of the more serious Ménière's disease.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Prosper Ménière (1799–1862), French physician.