Mé·nière's dis·ease Med. A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement.  It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear.  Named after Ménière, a French physician.
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  Meniere's disease
       n : a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of
           dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss
           (usually unilateral)