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Lobcity

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A medical term for the sensation of dizziness is:
 
  A) vertigo
  B) otalgia
  C) seizure
  D) tinnitus
  E) coma

Question 2

Accommodation is the ability of the eye to adjust to variations in light.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: The layman's description of whirling is spinning often associated with dizziness. Vertigo is derived from the Latin word vertigo with the same spelling, which means dizziness.

Answer to Question 2

False



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