HyperDic: phantom_limb

English > 1 sense of the expression phantom limb:
NOUNcognitionphantom limbthe illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
English > phantom limb: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated.
Broaderillusion, semblanceAn erroneous mental representation

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