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milk leg
noun
Definition of MILK LEG
: a painful swelling of the leg caused by inflammation and clotting in the veins and affecting some postpartum women
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First Known Use of MILK LEG
circa 1860
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milk leg
noun
Medical Definition of MILK LEG
: postpartum thrombophlebitis of a femoral vein—called also phlegmasia alba dolens
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