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phantom limb

/ˈfæntəm lɪm/

Tradução: Fenômeno médico e psicológico em que a pessoa continua a sentir a presença de um membro amputado, podendo incluir dor, formigamento ou outras sensações, como se ele ainda estivesse ligado ao corpo.

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C1formalcommonmedical/ˈfæntəm lɪm/

A medical phenomenon where a person continues to feel sensations, including pain, in a limb that has been amputated, as if it were still attached.

  • 🇵🇹Fenômeno médico e psicológico em que a pessoa continua a sentir a presença de um membro amputado, podendo incluir dor, formigamento ou outras sensações, como se ele ainda estivesse ligado ao corpo.
  1. Phantom limb sensation C1 formal

    The sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached to the body and is moving appropriately with the rest of the body.

    • Many amputees experience phantom limb sensations after surgery.
    • The patient described a tingling feeling in his phantom limb.
    • Phantom limb pain can be difficult to treat effectively.

    🇵🇹Membro fantasma

  2. Phantom limb pain C1 formal

    Painful sensations perceived in a limb that has been amputated.

    • She suffers from chronic phantom limb pain in her left leg.
    • Mirror therapy is sometimes used to alleviate phantom limb pain.
    • The doctor prescribed medication to manage his phantom limb pain.

    🇵🇹dor fantasma