Phantom limb
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A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb (even an organ, like the appendix) is still attached to the body and is moving appropriately with other body parts.
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See also
- Body image
- Mirror box
- Neuropathic pain
- Phantom pain
- Phantom eye syndrome
- Synesthesia
- Proprioception
- Frieder Kempe
- Supernumerary phantom limb, where sensations are felt in a limb that never existed
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