White Leg

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 643

White Leg (also called 'Milk-leg': technically phlegmasia dolens), an ailment of women, usually soon after parturition. There is swelling of the leg, hardness, whiteness of the skin, and thrombosis of the large veins.

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