claudication

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (uncountable) Limping.
  2. (countable) A condition in which temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌklɔː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Etimologie (Engels)

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

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