phlegmasia cerulea dolens
/flɛɡˌmeɪsɪə sɪˌruːlɪə ˈdəʊl(ə)nz/ /flɛɡˌmeɪzɪə sɪˌruːlɪə ˈdəʊl(ə)nz/ /flɛɡˌmeɪʒə sɪˌruːlɪə ˈdəʊl(ə)nz/(also phlegmasia caerulea dolens, phlegmasia coerulea dolens) Medicine
noun
Pain, swelling, cyanosis, and usually gangrene of a limb, caused by total or near-total venous occlusion, usually of the iliofemoral veins.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Circulation. From scientific Latin phlegmasia caerulea dolens from post-classical Latin phlegmasia + classical Latin caerulea, feminine singular of caeruleus dark blue + dolēns, present participle of dolēre to suffer pain.
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