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noun
The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: illusion, semblance
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