| a painful swelling of the leg soon after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large veins. |

| milk leg n. A painful swelling of the leg occurring in women after childbirth as a result of clotting and inflammation of the femoral veins. |
milk leg n.
A painful swelling of the leg occurring in women after childbirth as a result of clotting and inflammation of the femoral veins. Also called phlegmasia alba dolens.