noun
claudication
Claudication (noun) means a medical condition that causes cramp-like pain in the leg during exercise, usually due to poor blood flow in the arteries.
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A medical condition that causes cramp-like pain in the leg during exercise, usually due to poor blood flow in the arteries.
"Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication."
— Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery (2008)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin claudicātiō ("limping", a noun), itself formed from claudicō ("to limp, halt, be lame") plus the nominal suffix -ātiō ("-ation").
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Rhymes for claudication
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of claudication?
"claudication" (noun) means a medical condition that causes cramp-like pain in the leg during exercise, usually due to poor blood flow in the arteries.
What is another word for claudication?
Other words for "claudication" include limping, lameness, gameness, gimpiness, gimp.
