"phantom limb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phantom limbs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phantom limb (plural phantom limbs)
  1. (pathology) The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached. Wikipedia link: phantom limb Categories (topical): Amputation, Pathology Synonyms: phantom pain, phantom sensations, pseudesthesia Related terms: paresthesia Translations (false sensation): 幻肢 (huànzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), fantomová končetina [feminine] (Czech), aaveraaja (Finnish), membre fantôme [masculine] (French), Phantomglied [neuter] (German), 幻影肢 (gen'eishi) (alt: げんえいし) (Japanese), 幻肢 (genshi) (Japanese), kończyna fantomowa [feminine] (Polish), фанто́мная коне́чность (fantómnaja konéčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), при́зрачная коне́чность (prízračnaja konéčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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