Blood clots in the veins of the legs are frequently called phlebitis or thrombophlebitis. This is a potentially dangerous condition that may affect any vein in the body but is most frequent in the lower extremity veins. Blood clots in the legs are frequent problems occurring in about 2 million extremities each year in the USA.
thicket definition: The definition of a thicket is a dense area of bushes and small trees. (noun) An area in the woods that is overgrown with bushes and trees is an example of a thicket....
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Limpet. Limpet is a common name for a number of different groups of sea snails and freshwater snails. The common name is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is broadly conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snail.