vestibular

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If the vestibular is unable to function properly by obstruction, injury, or infection, it can cause a nasty condition called labyrinthitis, which confuses and disorients the entire body during daily function and can cause side effects such as hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, uncontrolled rapid eye movement, and panic attacks secondary to chronic anxiety.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or serving as a vestibule.

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  • I flicked the galvanic grenade at her and ducked She took another kick at me, but spun around and fell with a desperate wail as her vestibular system sensed random tilts and accelerations Now, where the hell was she She was only a few feet away—I could hear her crawling through the underbrush—but no matter which way I turned, huge elephant's-ear leaves were in my way. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 02 - February 2007
  • Oddly, though my eyes were telling me we were going down, some subtler clue, maybe from the tiny bit of gravity tickling my vestibular organs, seemed to say I was ascending a very shallow hill. —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2007
  • Tooth orientation: M: mesial, D: distal, V: vestibular, and L: lingual. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Newer techniques such as vestibular stimulation (introduction of water to the inner ear) have shown promising results in pain relief. —  Brain Blogger
  • Pedro has no problem with fluorescent lights (and I assume CFL's) because he is fortunate enough to not have sustained an injury which compromised his vestibular system. —  Tech Beat - BusinessWeek
 

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/vɛsˈtɪbjulər/
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