phantom limb

English

Noun

phantom limb (plural phantom limbs)

(pathology) The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.

Synonyms

phantom pain
phantom sensations
pseudesthesia

Translations

false sensation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 幻肢 (huànzhī)
Czech: fantomová končetina f
Finnish: aaveraaja

French: membre fantôme (fr) m
German: Phantomglied n
Japanese: 幻影肢 (げんえいし, gen'eishi), 幻肢 (genshi)
Russian: фанто́мная коне́чность f (fantómnaja konéčnostʹ), при́зрачная коне́чность f (prízračnaja konéčnostʹ)

See also

paresthesia

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