claudication

American  

[klaw-di-key-shuhn] / ˌklɔ dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a limp or a lameness.

2. leg weakness associated with circulation difficulties, relieved by rest.

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claudication British  

/ ˌklɔːdɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. limping; lameness

2. pathol short for intermittent claudication

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Etymology

Origin of claudication

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin claudicātiōn- (stem of claudicātiō ), equivalent to claudic ( āre ) to limp (derivative of claudus lame) + -atiōn- -ation

Example Sentences

Up to half of patients don't have any symptoms, but others feel pain when they walk or exercise, a condition known as claudication.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

For mild cases, like patients with just claudication, best practices recommend that doctors start with noninvasive treatments, which can slow or even reverse symptoms.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

"You want to start with the lowest-risk thing because claudication rarely leads to an amputation," said Dr. Peter Lawrence, the former chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

Angiologists treat chilblains, gangrene, varicose veins, phlebitis, ulcers, intermittent claudication, Buerger's disease, arteriosclerosis, hypertension.

From Time Magazine Archive

In such cases, lameness may result directly and resolution be prompt, or the claudication become aggravated in time, due to muscular atrophy or degenerative changes affecting the hip joint or nerves.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor