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milk leg

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

Origin:
1895–1900
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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.
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Main Entry: milk leg
Function: noun
: postpartum thrombophlebitis of a femoral vein called also phlegmasia alba dolens
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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