Phantom Limb Definition

noun
A limb that is felt to be present as part of the body after having been amputated.
American Heritage Medicine
The often painful sensation of the presence of such a limb.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Phantom Limb

Noun

Singular:
phantom limb
Plural:
phantom-limbs

Phantom Limb Sentence Examples

  • Anecdotal evidence suggests that pain can be reduced by activity in the brain involved in imagined movement of the phantom limb.

  • Amitriptyline has been shown to help in treatment of migraine and tension headache, post herpetic neuralgia as well as phantom limb pain.

  • Other types of abnormal pain include allodynia, hyperalgesia, and phantom limb pain.

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