Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A limb that is felt to be present as part of the body after having been amputated.
- noun The often painful sensation of the presence of such a limb.
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- noun pathology The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
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- noun the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
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abraxaszugzwang commented on the word phantom limb
I've discovered that this also applies to long hair cut short.
So . . . . phantom hair, I guess.
February 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word phantom limb
I have a phantom hair problem every six or seven weeks, after I've seen the hairstylist. :->
February 13, 2007
Prolagus commented on the word phantom limb
One of my favorite My Little Phonies!
December 31, 2008