phlegmasia /phleg·ma·sia/ (fleg-ma´zhah) [Gr.] old term for inflammation.
phlegmasia al´ba do´lens milk leg; phlebitis of the femoral vein with swelling of the leg, occasionally following parturition or an acute febrile illness.
phlegmasia ceru´lea do´lens an acute fulminating form of deep venous thrombosis, with pronounced edema and severe cyanosis of the limb.
phleg·ma·sia (fl g-m  zh )n. Inflammation, especially when acute and severe. |
phlegmasia
inflammation.
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