English Explanatory Dictionary

phantom limb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

phantom limb phantom limbs

Synonyms

phantom pain phantom sensations pseudesthesia

Related words

paresthesia

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