referred pain

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. pain felt in an area remote from the site of origin.

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referred pain British  

noun

1. psychol pain felt in the body at some place other than its actual place of origin

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Etymology

Origin of referred pain

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

“They may notice pressure on nerve supply, which then can have some referred pain, and pressure on nerve supply within the neck that can have referred pain within the arms and hands.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

This irregular pattern of projection of conscious perception of visceral sensations is called referred pain.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The location of referred pain is not random, but a definitive explanation of the mechanism has not been established.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The most broadly accepted theory for this phenomenon is that the visceral sensory fibers enter into the same level of the spinal cord as the somatosensory fibers of the referred pain location.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It should not be decided, however apparently self-evident that a referred pain is not due to cardiac lesion until a careful examination of the patient has been made.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)