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Claudication

//ˌklɔː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Limping. uncountable
  2. 2
    disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet wordnet
  3. 3
    A condition in which temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries. countable

    "Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin claudicātiō (“limping”, noun), from claudicō (“to limp, halt, be lame”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, nominal suffix).

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