noun
Meaning 1
Limping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
claudication
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Pronunciation
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/ˌklɔː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌklɔː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃn̩/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
A condition in which temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disability of walking
Narrower terms: intermittent claudication
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin claudicātiō (“limping”, noun), from claudicō (“to limp, halt, be lame”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, nominal suffix).