Definition of CLAUDICATION

claudication

Meanings

Plural: claudications

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 17

claudication is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 22

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