Claudication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːbɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛnʃəsli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛnʃəsli/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːbɪɾᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lameness limping gimp gimpiness gameness

Word Forms

lame	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
gimp	verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
gimpy	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
game	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Claudicatio

Gehbehinderung aufgrund einer Verkrüppelung der Beine oder Füße

🇪🇸Spanish

claudicación

Incapacidad para caminar debido a la incapacidad de las piernas o los pies.

🇮🇹Italian

claudicatio

disabilità della deambulazione dovuta a paralisi delle gambe o dei piedi

🇳🇱Dutch

claudicatio

handicap bij het lopen als gevolg van verlamming van de benen of voeten

🇵🇹Portuguese

claudicação

incapacidade de andar devido a paralisação das pernas ou pés

🇷🇺Russian

хромота

инвалидность при ходьбе из-за повреждения ног или ступней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंजता

टाँगों या पाँवों के अपंग होने के कारण चलने में असमर्थता

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্লোগান

পা বা পা বিকল হওয়ার কারণে হাঁটার অক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

கிளாடிகேஷன்

கால்கள் அல்லது கால்கள் ஊனமுற்றதால் நடக்க இயலாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లాడికేషన్

కాళ్లు లేదా పాదాలు వికలాంగులు కావడం వల్ల నడిచే వైకల్యం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોષણા

પગ અથવા પગના અપંગતાને કારણે ચાલવામાં અસમર્થતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲಾಡಿಕೇಶನ್

ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುವ ಅಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലോഡിക്കേഷൻ

കാലുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പാദങ്ങൾ വൈകല്യം മൂലം നടക്കാനുള്ള വൈകല്യം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跛行

由于腿或脚残疾而无法行走

🇯🇵Japanese

跛行

脚または足の麻痺による歩行障害

🇰🇷Korean

파행

다리나 발의 불구로 인한 보행 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chứng đau cách hồi

khuyết tật đi lại do bị tê liệt chân hoặc bàn chân

🇹🇭Thai

การปรบมือ

ความพิการในการเดินเนื่องจากขาหรือเท้าพิการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

klaudikasio

ketidakmampuan berjalan karena melumpuhkan tungkai atau kaki

🇲🇾Malay

klaudikasio

ketidakupayaan berjalan kerana kaki atau kaki lumpuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العرج

- عدم القدرة على المشي بسبب شلل الساقين أو القدمين

🇮🇷Persian

لنگش

ناتوانی در راه رفتن به دلیل فلج شدن پاها یا پاها

🇹🇷Turkish

klodikasyon

Bacakların veya ayakların sakatlanması nedeniyle yürüme engeli

🇮🇱Hebrew

קלאודיקציה

מוגבלות בהליכה עקב נתק רגליים או רגליים

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