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milk leg
noun
, Pathology.
- a painful swelling of the leg soon after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large veins.
milk leg
noun
- inflammation and thrombosis of the femoral vein following childbirth, characterized by painful swelling of the leg Also calledwhite leg Technical namephlegmasia alba dolens
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Word History and Origins
Origin of milk leg1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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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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