claudication
Sign in to saveClaudication is a medical term usually referring to impairment in walking, or pain, discomfort, numbness, or tiredness in the legs that occurs during walking or standing and is relieved by rest. The perceived level of pain from claudication can be mild to extremely severe. Claudication is most common in the calves but it can also affect the feet, thighs, hips, buttocks, or arms. The word claudication comes .
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Within Vinony's link graph, claudication is referenced by 37 other articles, and connects out to atherosclerosis, peripheral artery disease and intracranial aneurysm.
It is catalogued under the topic Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Claudication
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- Instance of
- symptom or sign
- Subclass of
- pain
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- health specialty
- cardiology
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