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Milk leg   /mɪlk lɛg/   Listen
Milk leg

noun
1.
Painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth.  Synonyms: phlegmasia alba dolens, white leg.





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... MILK LEG.—This is due to infection. It usually arises from an extension of a blood clot (thrombosis) of the womb or pelvic veins, to the thigh (femoral) vein, resulting in a partial or complete obstruction of the vein. It may come ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter


Words linked to "Milk leg" :   thrombosis


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