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- DictionaryPhan·tom limb/ˈfan(t)əm ˌlim/
noun
- 1. a sensation experienced by someone who has had a limb amputated that the limb is still there: "phantom limb pain"
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- Phantom limb
Perception of painful and nonpainful phantom sensations that occur following the complete or partial loss of a limb
A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached. It is a chronic condition which is often resistant to treatment. When the cut ends of sensory fibres are stimulated during thigh movements, the patient feels as if the sensation is arising from the non-existent limb. Sometimes the patient might feel pain in the non-existent limb. Approximately 80–100% of individua... Wikipedia
