Main Entry: intermittent claudication Function: noun : cramping pain and weakness in the legs and especially the calves on walking that disappears after rest and isusually associated with inadequate blood supply to the muscles (as in Buerger's disease or arteriosclerosis)
intermittent claudicationn. A condition caused by ischemia of the leg muscles due to sclerosis and narrowing of the arteries, characterized by attacks of lameness and pain and brought on by walking. Also called Charcot's syndrome.
