Meanings
nounphantom limb (plural phantom limbs)
plural phantom limbs
- medicineThe false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
Weak or pulverized No better medicine Angels have been advised Don't want no requiem I'll just haunt you like a phantom limb
2013, Alice in Chains, “Phantom Limb”, in William DuVall (lyrics), The Devil Put Dinosaurs HereSynonyms: phantom pain, phantom sensations, pseudesthesia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 幻肢
- 幻肢 (huànzhī)false sensation
Czech fantomová končetina
- fantomová končetinafalse sensation
Finnish aaveraaja
- aaveraajafalse sensation
French membre fantôme
- membre fantômefalse sensation
German Phantomglied
- Phantomgliedfalse sensation
Japanese 幻影肢, 幻肢
- 幻影肢 (gen'eishi)false sensation
- 幻肢 (genshi)false sensation
Polish kończyna fantomowa
- kończyna fantomowafalse sensation
Russian фанто́мная коне́чность, при́зрачная коне́чность
- фанто́мная коне́чность (fantómnaja konéčnostʹ)false sensation
- при́зрачная коне́чность (prízračnaja konéčnostʹ)false sensation
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APA
phantom limb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20limb
MLA
“phantom limb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20limb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantom limb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20limb.
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