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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A painful swelling of the leg occurring in women after childbirth as a result of clotting and inflammation of the femoral veins.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as phlegmasia dolens. See phlegmasia.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Med.) a swollen condition of the leg, usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue.
WordNet 3.0
- n. painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
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