A projective psychological test of personality in which the subject reveals attitudes, emotions, and personality by reporting what is seen in each of ten inkblot pictures in a standard set.orschach test. A well-known projective test that requires the patient to describe what he or she sees in each of 10 inkblots. It is named for the Swiss psychiatrist who invented it. Mentioned in: Personality Disorders. Hermann, Swiss psychiatrist, 1884-1922.
Injury or surgery involving the leg, ankle, or foot can also cause swelling. Swelling may also occur after pelvic surgery, especially for cancer. Long airplane flights or car rides, as well as standing for long periods of time, often lead to some swelling in the feet and ankles.
Pain and swelling that affects only one leg most often occurs because of trauma or disease to that leg, rather than a systemic disease. A number of conditions, some serious, can cause one leg to swell and hurt. Leg pain and swelling merit medical attention, especially if it's accompanied by other symptoms such as fever, redness or chest pain.