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Claudication
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Claudication Pain or fatigue in arms and legs due to poor supply of oxygen to the muscles.
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Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Fatigue
Physical or mental exhaustion. Weariness.
Arms
An appendage in anatomy and in clinical trials. See: Arm.
Oxygen
A chemical element essential for sustaining life.
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Claudication, intermittent
An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs with walking and goes away with rest -- due to poor circulation of blood in the arteries of the legs. In very severe claudication the pain is also felt ar rest. Intermittent claudication may occur in one or both legs and often continues to worsen over time. However, some people complain only of weakness in the legs when walking or a feeling of "tiredness" in the buttocks. Impotence is an occasional complaint in men.
Claudication, venous
Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the veins of the legs.
Claustrophobia
Fear of closed spaces.
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Chyme
A thick liquid made of partially digested food and stomach juices. This liquid is made in the stomach and moves into the small intestine for further digestion.
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
Term used to classify the degree of precancerous change in cells of the cervix in a condition called cervical dysplasia.
Cineangiography
The procedure of taking moving pictures to show the passage of dye through blood vessels.
Circulatory system
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels, and the circulation of blood.
Cirrhosis
A chronic liver condition caused by scar tissue and cell damage. Cirrhosis makes it hard for the liver to remove poisons (toxins) like alcohol and drugs from the blood. These toxins build up in the blood and may affect brain function.
Claudication
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)
Bacteria naturally present in the large intestine that make a substance that can cause a serious infection called pseudomembranous colitis in people taking antibiotics.
Cochlear implant
An electronic apparatus that allows people with severe hearing loss to recognize some sounds, especially speech sounds, and that consists chiefly of a microphone and receiver, a processor that converts speech into electronic signals, and an array of electrodes that transmit the signals to the auditory nerve in the inner ear.
Cognitive
The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.
Colectomy
An operation to remove all or part of the colon.
Colic
Attacks of abdominal pain, caused by muscle spasms in the intestines.
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Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Fatigue
Physical or mental exhaustion. Weariness.
Arms
An appendage in anatomy and in clinical trials. See: Arm.
Oxygen
A chemical element essential for sustaining life.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Claudication, intermittent
An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs with walking and goes away with rest -- due to poor circulation of blood in the arteries of the legs. In very severe claudication the pain is also felt ar rest. Intermittent claudication may occur in one or both legs and often continues to worsen over time. However, some people complain only of weakness in the legs when walking or a feeling of "tiredness" in the buttocks. Impotence is an occasional complaint in men.
Claudication, venous
Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the veins of the legs.
Claustrophobia
Fear of closed spaces.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Chyme
A thick liquid made of partially digested food and stomach juices. This liquid is made in the stomach and moves into the small intestine for further digestion.
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
Term used to classify the degree of precancerous change in cells of the cervix in a condition called cervical dysplasia.
Cineangiography
The procedure of taking moving pictures to show the passage of dye through blood vessels.
Circulatory system
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels, and the circulation of blood.
Cirrhosis
A chronic liver condition caused by scar tissue and cell damage. Cirrhosis makes it hard for the liver to remove poisons (toxins) like alcohol and drugs from the blood. These toxins build up in the blood and may affect brain function.
Claudication
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)
Bacteria naturally present in the large intestine that make a substance that can cause a serious infection called pseudomembranous colitis in people taking antibiotics.
Cochlear implant
An electronic apparatus that allows people with severe hearing loss to recognize some sounds, especially speech sounds, and that consists chiefly of a microphone and receiver, a processor that converts speech into electronic signals, and an array of electrodes that transmit the signals to the auditory nerve in the inner ear.
Cognitive
The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.
Colectomy
An operation to remove all or part of the colon.
Colic
Attacks of abdominal pain, caused by muscle spasms in the intestines.
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