milk leg

nounPathology.

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

Origin of milk leg

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby milk leg

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How to use milk leg in a sentence

She wouldn't believe me if I did—though why a fellow would make up a milk leg I don't know.
More Tish | Mary Roberts Rinehart
"He's got a milk leg," I said, and set the coffee kettle off.
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British Dictionary definitions for milk leg

milk leg

noun

inflammation and thrombosis of the femoral vein following childbirth, characterized by painful swelling of the leg: Also called: white leg Technical name: phlegmasia alba dolens

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