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PHANTOM LIMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phantom limb mean? 

PHANTOM LIMB (noun)
  The noun PHANTOM LIMB has 1 sense:

1. the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputatedplay

  Familiarity information: PHANTOM LIMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHANTOM LIMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("phantom limb" is a kind of...):

illusion; semblance (an erroneous mental representation)


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