Claudication: from the Latin 'claudicare' meaning to limp.
Claudication is pain in the calf when walking, due to narrowing of the arteries or improper drainage of the veins in the leg. It occurs in approximately 5% of people over the age of 70, and primarily in men. Conservative treatments are often quite effective, though occasionally angioplasty or bypass surgery of the leg is required.
I came across it at the hospital, and had to know what it meant. I'm actually a little disappointed. It's such a pretty word, don't you think? *rolls it around in the mouth* I may make up my own meaning to go with it.
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Date: 2007-03-27 10:36 pm (UTC)Claudication is pain in the calf when walking, due to narrowing of the arteries or improper drainage of the veins in the leg. It occurs in approximately 5% of people over the age of 70, and primarily in men. Conservative treatments are often quite effective, though occasionally angioplasty or bypass surgery of the leg is required.
I came across it at the hospital, and had to know what it meant. I'm actually a little disappointed. It's such a pretty word, don't you think? *rolls it around in the mouth* I may make up my own meaning to go with it.