autosomatognosis

The sensation that an amputated portion of the body is still present. See phantom limb. [auto- + G. soma, body, + gnosis, recognition]

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au·to·so·ma·tog·no·sis (aw″to-so″mə-tog-noґsis) [auto- + somato- + gnōsis recognition] the feeling that a part of the body that has been removed, as by amputation, is still present. See phantom limb, under limb. autosomatognostic adj