claudication

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌklɔː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌklɔː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃn̩/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

claudication (countable and uncountable, plural claudications)

1. (medicine, uncountable) Limping.
2. (medicine, countable) A condition in which temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
   • 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery, page 327:

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

Derived terms

• claudicate

References

• “claudication”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “claudication”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Etymology

From Latin claudicātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

claudication f (plural claudications)

1. limp, lameness

Further reading

• “claudication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.