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phantom pains

phantom pains is the plural of phantom pain.

Meaning of phantom pain

Noun

phantom pain (countable and uncountable, plural phantom pains)

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

Questions about phantom pains

What is phantom pains the plural of?
Phantom pains is the plural of phantom pain.

Words near phantom pains in the dictionary

  1. phantom midge
  2. phantom midges
  3. phantom orchid
  4. phantom orchids
  5. phantom pain
  6. phantom pains
  7. phantom power
  8. phantom powering
  9. phantom pregnancies
  10. phantom pregnancy
  11. phantom punch

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