claudication
claudication
Definition
clau·di·ca·tion (klô′di kā′s̸hən)
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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