Phantom-limb-pain
noun, Pathology.
1.
a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
phantom limb pain n.
Pain or discomfort felt by an amputee in the area of the missing limb.
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