claudication

[ klaw-di-key-shuhn ]

noun

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

claudication

/ ˌklɔːdɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. limping; lameness
2. pathol short for intermittent claudication

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of claudication¹

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

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

One symptom called "intermittent claudication" occurs when pain develops in the calf, thigh or buttock muscles after walking short distances and subsides after rest.

From US News

Cilostazol, also sold as Ekistol, is used for treatment of intermittent claudication, or limping, usually as a result of arterial disease.

From Reuters

The treatment of intermittent claudication is the treatment of arteriosclerosis in general.

From Project Gutenberg

The patient is liable to sudden attacks of numbness, tingling and weakness of the limbs which pass off with rest—intermittent claudication.

From Project Gutenberg