referred pain

noun

pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus

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reflected painsynalgiatelalgia
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Meanings

nounreferred pain (countable and uncountable, plural referred pains)

plural referred pains

  1. countableuncountablemedicinepain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus

    Synonyms: reflected pain, synalgia, telalgia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus

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reflected painsynalgiatelalgia
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Chicago

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