Claudicant

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    limping

Synonyms

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amblingcautiouscircumspectcrawlingcreepingdeliberate

Example

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"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”).

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