lame

lame (lam) incapable of normal locomotion; deviating from normal gait.

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lame (lm)

adj.

1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible.

2. Marked by pain or rigidness.

v.

To cause to become lame; cripple.

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lame

incapable of normal locomotion; deviation from the normal gait. The commonest cause of lameness in animals is pain in a limb or its supporting structures, but contractures of joints, and deformities and shortness of limbs are also causes.