Claudication Definition

klôdĭ-kāshən
noun
A halt or lameness in a person's walk; a limp.
American Heritage Medicine
Lameness, esp. when caused by an impaired flow of blood to the leg muscles.
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Origin of Claudication

  • Middle English claudicacioun from Latin claudicātiō claudicātiōn- from claudicātus past participle of claudicāre to limp from claudus lame

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Claudication Sentence Examples

  • Angioplasty does not appear to be an effective treatment of mild or moderate intermittent claudication.

  • For a vascular assessment it is necessary to establish whether the patient has intermittent claudication.

  • The pain you feel in your legs is called intermittent claudication.

  • Intravenous injections of the amino acid arginine have been shown to be remarkably effective at improving intermittent claudication.

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

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