phantom pain

noun

A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.

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pseudaesthesia
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Meanings

nounphantom pain (countable and uncountable, plural phantom pains)

plural phantom pains

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.

    Synonyms: pseudaesthesia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.

Similar
pseudaesthesia
Also see
phantom limb

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 幻肢痛
  • 幻肢痛 (huànzhītòng)sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Czech fantomová bolest
  • fantomová bolestsensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Dutch fantoompijn
  • fantoompijnsensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Finnish aavekipu, fantomisärky
  • aavekipusensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • fantomisärkysensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
French douleur fantôme
  • douleur fantômesensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
German Phantomschmerz
  • Phantomschmerzsensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Hungarian fantomfájdalom
  • fantomfájdalomsensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Icelandic draugaverkur
  • draugaverkursensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Irish pian bhréige
  • pian bhréigesensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Japanese 幻肢痛
  • 幻肢痛 (genshitsū)sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Korean 환상 통증
  • 환상 통증 (hwansang tongjeung)sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Polish ból fantomowy
  • ból fantomowysensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Russian фанто́мная боль, при́зрачная боль
  • фанто́мная боль (fantómnaja bolʹ)sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • при́зрачная боль (prízračnaja bolʹ)sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Swedish fantomsmärta
  • fantomsmärtasensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
Cite this entry
APA

phantom pain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20pain

MLA

“phantom pain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20pain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantom pain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantom%20pain.

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