Liftschwindel

English translation: floating sensation

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German term or phrase:	Liftschwindel
English translation:	floating sensation
Entered by:	Dawn Montague

19:49 Jan 24, 2001

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical

German term or phrase: Liftschwindel

In a list of vertigo symptoms: "Dreh-, Schwank- oder Liftschwindel"

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spinning, wavering or floating sensation

Explanation:

spinning (Dreh),wavering (Schwank), floating sensation

unsteady gait, loss of balance, lightheadedness

subjective or objective vertigo ( Subjective Vertigo - feels like the person is floating or moving in space; Objective Vertigo - feels like the room or objects are moving around).

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Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.
Local time: 09:51

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spinning, wavering or floating sensation

Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.

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spinning, wavering or floating sensation

Annie Robberecht, C. Tr.
Local time: 09:51
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French
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