phantom limb pain
nounPathology.
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.
Origin of phantom limb pain
1First recorded in 1950–55
- Also called phantom limb, pseudesthesia .
Words Nearby phantom limb pain
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