claudication
pronunciation
How to pronounce claudication in British English:
UK [ˌklɔ:dɪ'keɪʃən]
How to pronounce claudication in American English:
US [ˌklɔdə'keɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
Word Origin
- claudication (n.)
- 1550s, from Middle French claudication (13c.) or directly from Latin claudicationem (nominative claudicatio) "a limping," noun of action from past participle stem of claudicare "to limp, be lame," from claudus "limping, halting, lame." Related: Claudicant (adj.); claudicate.
Example
- 1. About 10 % of pad patients have a severe form of leg pain , known as claudication .
- 2. The medical term for this condition is " intermittent claudication . "
- 3. The indication for surgery was disabling claudication , rest pain and gangrene .
- 4. Obtain detailed personal hx regarding chest pain , palpitations , dyspnea , undue fatigue , light-headedness , syncope , and claudication .
- 5. Main outcome measures : pain , cold feeling , intermittent claudication , and ankle-brachial index before and after transplantation .