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phantom pain

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 幻肢痛 (huànzhītòng) — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Czech: fantomová bolest — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Dutch: fantoompijn — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Finnish: aavekipu — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Finnish: fantomisärky — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • French: douleur fantôme — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Galician: dor pantasma — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • German: Phantomschmerz — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Hungarian: fantomfájdalom — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Icelandic: draugaverkur — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Irish: pian bhréige — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Japanese: 幻肢痛 (genshitsū) — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Korean: 환상 통증 (hwansang tongjeung) — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Polish: ból fantomowy — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Russian: фанто́мная боль (fantómnaja bolʹ) — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Russian: при́зрачная боль (prízračnaja bolʹ) — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated
  • Swedish: fantomsmärta — sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated