Varicose veins are large, raised, swollen blood vessels that twist and turn. They usually develop in the legs and can be seen through the skin. They result from a weakening in the blood vessel ...

"When you get down into the lower part of the leg, there is literally skin and bones and tendons and blood vessels and nerves ... Palmer described repairing a broken horse leg as more difficult ...

Everybody gets the occasional bruise on their arms or legs, and it’s normal not ... bumping into a hard surface. The broken blood vessels cause blood to pool under the skin, creating a mark ...

Special kinds of cells called platelets come to the rescue of burst blood vessels by plugging up the ... If the bruise is on your leg, lie down and prop your leg up. This slows down the blood ...