claudication
English
Etymology
Noun
claudication (countable and uncountable, plural claudications)
- A temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles.
- 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery (page 327)
- Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.
- 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery (page 327)
- A specific limp caused by this pain.
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
claudication f (plural claudications)
Further reading
- “claudication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.