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phantom limb

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noun

  1. the illusion that a limb still exists following its amputation, sometimes with pain ( phantom limb pain )

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Phantom limb pain is a something he still has to this day.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2023

Phantom limb, a condition that afflicts people who have had an arm or leg amputated, is characterized by a feeling or sensation in the area of the amputated limb.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

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