phantom limb

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   the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated

   Broaderillusion

Questions about phantom limb

What does phantom limb mean?

phantom limb means "the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated".

Is phantom limb a common word?

phantom limb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.