Glossary

Claudication

Claudication

Klaudikation·Also: Schaufensterkrankheit

Claudication refers to exertion-related pain, usually in the legs, that forces the person to stop walking. The cause is often a circulatory disorder due to narrowed arteries. Because of the pauses taken, it is also known as window-shopping disease.

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