claudication

[ klaw-di-key-shuhn ]

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noun

a limp or a lameness.
leg weakness associated with circulation difficulties, relieved by rest.

claudication

/ ˌklɔːdɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

limping; lameness
See intermittent claudication
pathol short for intermittent claudication

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Word History and Origins

Origin of claudication¹

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of claudication¹

C18: from Latin claudicātiō, from claudicāre, from claudus lame

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Example Sentences

Such are erythromelalgia, Raynaud's disease, "dead fingers," and intermittent claudication.

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Erb has reported a large series of intermittent limp (claudication) from his private practice.

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Weber calls this case one of arteritis obliterans with intermittent claudication.

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