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noun
1.
a limp or a lameness.
2.
leg weakness associated with circulation difficulties, relieved by rest.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin claudicātiōn- (stem of claudicātiō), equivalent to claudic(āre) to limp (derivative of claudus lame) + -atiōn- -ation
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin claudicātiōn- (stem of claudicātiō), equivalent to claudic(āre) to limp (derivative of claudus lame) + -atiōn- -ation
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World English Dictionary
| claudication (ˌklɔːdɪˈkeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | limping; lameness |
| 2. | pathol short for intermittent claudication |
| [C18: from Latin claudicātiō, from claudicāre, from claudus lame] | |
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Word Origin & History
claudication
1550s, from L. claudicationem, noun of action from claudicare, from claudus "lame."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
claudication clau·di·ca·tion (klô'dĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A halt or lameness in a person's walk; a limp.
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