phantom pain

phantom pain
phantom limb pain pain felt as though arising in an absent (amputated) limb; see phantom limb, under limb.

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  • phantom pain — noun A sensation of pain in a phantom limb • • • Main Entry: ↑phantom …   Useful english dictionary

  • phantom pain —    The term phantom pain is indebted to the Greek noun phantasma, which means ghost or spectre. It is used to denote a pain perceived in a body part (such as a limb, tooth, or ear) that is either absent or anaesthetic. Phantom pain is a… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • phantom pain — noun see phantom limb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phantom pain — noun A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed …   Wiktionary

  • phantom limb — n an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated called also phantom pain, phantom sensations * * * the sensation that an arm or leg, or part of an arm or leg, is still attached to the body after it has been… …   Medical dictionary

  • Phantom limb — For other uses, see Phantom limb (disambiguation). Phantom limb Classification and external resources ICD 10 G54.6 G54.7 ICD …   Wikipedia

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  • Phantom eye syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Phantom eye syndrome Caption = Anatomy of the eye. The external eye muscles are shown in red. DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|G|54|6|g|50, ICD10|G|54|7|g|50 ICD9 = ICD9|353.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj =… …   Wikipedia

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