See Also: enheahedral(medicine)

claudication (iou) and enheahedral (medicine)


claudication (iou)



claudication noun. LME.
[Latin claudicatio(n-), from claudicat- pa. ppl stem of claudicare to limp, from claudus lame: see -ATION.]
The action of limping; intermittent claudication, a condition of the legs, due to arterial obstruction, in which pain is induced by walking and relieved by rest.

enheahedral (medicine)


enheahedral
<geometry> Having nine sides.

Origin: Gr. Nine + side.

Source: Websters Dictionary