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milk leg

 

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Noun milk leg has 1 sense
  1. milk leg, white leg, phlegmasia alba dolens - painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
    --1 is a kind of thrombosis

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Milk Leg

Description

Milk leg, also known as puerperal phlebitis or phlegmasia alba dolens, is a medical condition characterized by the inflammation of deep veins, typically in the leg, during the postpartum period. It is a rare but potentially serious condition that demands immediate medical attention.

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Medical Sense:

Noun:

A condition marked by the inflammation of deep veins, especially in the leg, occurring in women after childbirth.

Example Sentence:

She was diagnosed with milk leg after giving birth to her second child.

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