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claudication Definition

clau·di·ca·tion (klô′di kās̸hən)

noun

Med. lameness, esp. when caused by an impaired flow of blood to the leg muscles

Etymology: L claudicatio < claudicatus, pp. of claudicare, to limp < claudus, lame

claudication Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • treat: There are three approaches to treating the claudication itself: - Exercise has been shown to more than double walking distance.
  • have: For a vascular assessment it is necessary to establish whether the patient has intermittent claudication.
  • call: The pain you feel in your legs is called intermittent claudication.
  • improve: Intravenous injections of the amino acid arginine have been shown to be remarkably effective at improving intermittent claudication.

Preposition: with

  • training: Treatment of intermittent claudication with physical training, smoking cessation, pentoxifylline, or nafronyl.

Adjective modifier

  • intermittent: Figure: Effects of exercise on walking distance or time compared with placebo in patients with intermittent claudication Adverse effects None were reported.
  • moderate: Angioplasty does not appear to be an effective treatment of mild or moderate intermittent claudication.
  • short: Clinical indication was short distance claudication in 5 and rest pain with ulceration in one.

Modifies a noun

  • distance: The major outcome was demonstration that intermittent pneumatic compression led to a doubling of the maximum claudication distance.
  • pain: Exercise rehabilitation programs for the treatment of claudication pain.
  • symptom: This normally happens within six to eight weeks of the start of the claudication symptoms.

Noun used with modifier

  • distance: Clinical indication was short distance claudication in 5 and rest pain with ulceration in one.

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