phlegmasia cerulea dolens

phlegmasia /phleg·ma·sia/ (fleg-ma´zhah) [Gr.] old term for inflammation.

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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.

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phlegmasia ce·ru·le·a do·lens (s-rl- dlnz)

n.

Thrombosis of the veins of a limb characterized by sudden severe pain, swelling, cyanosis, and edema, followed by circulatory collapse and shock.

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phlegmasia cerulea dolens.

See blue phlebitis.

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phlegmasia cerulea dolens

Surgery A severe form of DVTs, usually the upper leg, of abrupt onset, accompanied by swelling and loss of normal color in the leg below the blockage.