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Coriolis Force

Medical Definition:	The apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration) of a body in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis force) but actually caused by the rotation of the earth. In a medical context it refers to the physiological effects (nausea, vertigo, dizziness, etc.) felt by a person moving radially in a rotating system, as a rotating space station. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed & McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Guide Notes:	a principle of motion; named for Gaspard Coriolis (d. 1843), a French civil engineer; no qualif
Also Called:	Coriolis Acceleration,Coriolis Effect,Coriolis Stimulation

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