PAINFUL SENSATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does painful sensation mean? 

• PAINFUL SENSATION (noun)
  The noun PAINFUL SENSATION has 1 sense:

1. a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

  Familiarity information: PAINFUL SENSATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAINFUL SENSATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A somatic sensation of acute discomfort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

pain; pain sensation; painful sensation

Context example:

as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain

Hypernyms ("painful sensation" is a kind of...):

somaesthesia; somatesthesia; somatic sensation; somesthesia (the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "painful sensation"):

mittelschmerz (pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle))

phantom limb pain (pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb)

twinge (a sharp stab of pain)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by intense painful sensation along a nerve or group of nerves.

(Neuralgia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Painful sensation in the neck area.

(Neck Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

A painful sensation in the liver.

(Hepatic Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in the mouth, tongue, or lips.

(Oral Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in the upper or lower extremities.

(Pain in Extremity, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in the pharyngolaryngeal region.

(Pharyngolaryngeal Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation related to a limb or an organ that is removed from or is not physically part of the body.

(Phantom Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in the perineal area.

(Perineal Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in the gallbladder region.

(Gallbladder Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful sensation in the gastrointestinal region.

(Gastrointestinal Pain, NCI Thesaurus)