claudication

Etymology

From Latin claudus (“lame”).

Noun

claudication (countable and uncountable, plural claudications)

1. A temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles.
   • 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery (page 327)

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

2. A specific limp caused by this pain.

Noun

claudication f (plural claudications)

1. limp, lameness

Further reading

• “claudication” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).