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PSEUDAESTHESIA
Etymology
Noun
pseudaesthesia (uncountable)
(medicine) phantom pain, false or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis and phantom limb.
Source: Wiktionary
Pseu`dæs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Pseudo-, and Æsthesia.] (Physiol.)
Definition: False or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis, or such as is referred to an organ that has been removed, as an amputated foot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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