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Definition of White leg
1. Noun. Painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth.
Medical Definition of White leg
1. An extreme edematous swelling of the leg following childbirth, due to thrombosis of the iliofemoral veins. Synonym: leukophlegmasia dolens, milk leg, puerperal phlebitis, thrombotic phlegmasia, white leg. (05 Mar 2000)