phlegmasia

phlegmasia
Obsolete term for inflammation, especially when acute and severe. [G. fr. phlegma, inflammation]
- p. cerulea dolens thrombosis of the veins of a limb, with sudden severe pain with swelling, cyanosis, and edema of the part, followed by circulatory collapse and shock.

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phleg·ma·sia fleg-'mā-zh(ē-)ə n, pl -si·ae -zh(ē-)ē INFLAMMATION

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phleg·ma·sia (fleg-maґzhə) [Gr. “heat, inflammation”] inflammation; not currently used except in compound terms (see subentries).

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  • Phlegmasia — Phleg*ma si*a, n. [NL., from Gr. ?. See {Phlegm}.] (Med.) An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs. [1913 Webster] {Phlegmasia dolens} (d[=o] l[e^]nz) [NL.], milk leg. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phlegmasia alba dolens — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I80.1 ICD 9 451.11 …   Wikipedia

  • Phlegmasia dolens — Phlegmasia Phleg*ma si*a, n. [NL., from Gr. ?. See {Phlegm}.] (Med.) An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs. [1913 Webster] {Phlegmasia dolens} (d[=o] l[e^]nz) [NL.], milk leg. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phlegmasia alba dolens — phlegmasia al·ba do·lens al bə dō .lenz n MILK LEG * * * phlebitis of a femoral vein, occasionally following childbirth or an acute febrile illness; it is characterized by swelling of a lower limb, usually without redness. Called also… …   Medical dictionary

  • phlegmasia cerulea dolens — phlegmasia ce·ru·lea dolens sə rü lē ə n severe thrombophlebitis with extreme pain, edema, cyanosis, and possible ischemic necrosis * * * an acute fulminating form of deep venous thrombosis, with reactive arterial spasm and pronounced edema of… …   Medical dictionary

  • Phlegmasia alba dolens — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 O87.1 Tiefe Venenthrombose im Wochenbett I80.2 Thrombose, Phlebitis und Thrombophlebitis sonstiger tiefer Gefäße der unteren Extremitäten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Phlegmasia coerulea dolens — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 I80.2 Thrombose, Phlebitis und Thrombophlebitis sonstiger tiefer Gefäße der unteren Extremitäten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Phlegmasia cerulea dolens — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32484 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000200 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2767 MeshID = Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is an uncommon severe form of deep venous thrombosis which …   Wikipedia

  • phlegmasia — phleg·ma·sia …   English syllables

  • phlegmasia — flegˈmāzh(ē)ə, āzēə noun (plural phlegmasiae āz(h)ēˌē) Etymology: Greek, from phlegma : inflammation …   Useful english dictionary

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