Medical Dictionary

staggers

noun pl stag·gers \ˈstag-ərz\

Medical Definition of STAGGERS

1
singular or plural in construction :  any of various abnormal conditions of domestic mammals and birds associated with damage to the central nervous system and marked by incoordination and a reeling unsteady gait—see blind staggers; compare grass tetany
2
:  vertigo occurring as a symptom of decompression sickness; also :  decompression sickness
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