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PHANTOM LIMB PAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phantom limb pain mean?
• PHANTOM LIMB PAIN (noun)
The noun PHANTOM LIMB PAIN has 1 sense:
1. pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb
Familiarity information: PHANTOM LIMB PAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("phantom limb pain" is a kind of...):
pain; pain sensation; painful sensation (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort)
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