phantom limb

noun

Meaning

The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

phantom pain(English)pseudaesthesia(English)xenomelia(English)somatoparaphrenia(English)acroagnosis(English)somatoparaphenia(English)amorphosynthesis(English)allesthesia(English)

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Sources

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