claudication

(klô′di kā′s̸hən)

noun

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

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

See claudication in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A halt or lameness in a person's walk; a limp.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English claudicacioun

Origin: , from Latin claudicātiō, claudicātiōn-

Origin: , from claudicātus

Origin: , past participle of claudicāre, to limp

Origin: , from claudus, lame

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