milk leg

noun

, Pathology.

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

milk leg

noun

1. inflammation and thrombosis of the femoral vein following childbirth, characterized by painful swelling of the leg Also calledwhite leg Technical namephlegmasia alba dolens

Word History and Origins

Origin of milk leg¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She wouldn't believe me if I did—though why a fellow would make up a milk leg I don't know.

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"He's got a milk leg," I said, and set the coffee kettle off.

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