phantom limb

phantom limb
phantom limb n an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated called also phantom pain, phantom sensations

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the sensation that an arm or leg, or part of an arm or leg, is still attached to the body after it has been amputated. Pain may seem to come from the amputated part. This may arise because of stimulation of the amputation stump, which contains severed nerves that formerly carried messages from the removed portion, but more usually occurs because the neural representation of the limb is still present in the brain and may become activated.

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a pseudesthesia after amputation of a limb, consisting of the sensation that the absent part is still present; there may be paresthesias, transient aches, or intermittent or continuous pain (phantom limb pain) perceived as originating in the absent limb. It was formerly thought to be purely psychological, but is now known to have a physical source in the brain.

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