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.
Webster's New World
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
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