Referred Pain Definition

rĭ-fûrd
noun
Pain, felt in a particular area of the body, that originates elsewhere in the body.
Webster's New World

(medicine) Pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus.

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Other Word Forms of Referred Pain

Noun

Singular:
referred pain
Plural:
referred pains

Referred Pain Sentence Examples

  • In some cases the stump neuroma is causing the phantom pain in the leg also - a type of referred pain.

  • Muscle spasm in the neck can cause referred pain to radiate down the arm.

  • Muscle spasm in the thoracic region can cause referred pain to radiate into the chest or abdomen.

  • Mechanism - narrowing causes spinal nerve root irritation with referred pain in the arm or leg.

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Words Starting With

RREREF

Words Ending With

NINAIN

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Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With R13 Letter Words Ending With N