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phantom limb

phantom limb Phantom limb is the experience of feeling sensations, including pain or nonpainful feelings, in a limb after all or part of it has been lost.

Phantom limb is the experience of feeling sensations, including pain or nonpainful feelings, in a limb after all or part of it has been lost. Many people with an amputated arm or leg continue to feel as if the missing limb is still there.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Phantom Limb” (D010591).
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