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PHANTOM LIMB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phantom limb mean?
• PHANTOM LIMB (noun)
The noun PHANTOM LIMB has 1 sense:
1. the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
Familiarity information: PHANTOM LIMB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("phantom limb" is a kind of...):
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