phantom limb pain

noun Pathology.

a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.

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Nearby words

phantasy, phantom, phantom circuit, phantom corpuscle, phantom limb, phantom limb pain, phantom pregnancy, phantom stock, phantom tumor, phantom withdrawal, phar.

Origin of phantom limb pain

First recorded in 1950–55

Also called phantom limb, pseudesthesia.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for phantom limb pain

phantom limb pain

n.

Pain or discomfort felt by an amputee in the area of the missing limb.

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