Claudicant
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who limps.
"A patient who was previously a claudicant may now have acute limb-threatening ischaemia, which then forces the surgeon or radiologist to re-intervene."
Adjective
- 1 limping
Example
More examples"A patient who was previously a claudicant may now have acute limb-threatening ischaemia, which then forces the surgeon or radiologist to re-intervene."
Etymology
From Latin claudicans, present participle of claudico (“to limp”), from claudus (“crippled”).