HyperDic: referred_pain

English > 1 sense of the expression referred pain:
NOUNstatereferred painpain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected
English > referred pain: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningpain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected.
Examples
  • "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"
  • "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease"
Broaderpain, hurtingA symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

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