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referred pain

noun

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


referred pain

noun

  1. psychol pain felt in the body at some place other than its actual place of origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of referred pain1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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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.”

It is a run of injuries that has brought referred pain elsewhere.

Being that the fifth thoracic segment is involved in sympathetic nervous system supply to both the hand and the gastrointestinal system, it might be acting as a crossover point for these referred pains.

Focus on the ball of the foot, not the toes, since the pain in the toes is referred pain from the ball of the foot.

Her detailed charts showing referred pain patterns and the location of trigger points that cause each pain pattern are available on the Internet, as are the textbooks.

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