noun
pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb
• Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑pain sensation, ↑painful sensation
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Pathol.
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. Also called pseudesthesia.
[1950-55]
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phantom limb pain,
pain felt in a limb that has been amputated.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.