Phantom pain is:
a. the sensation of pain from a body part that hasbeen removed
b. pain that is not real.
c. a type of ghost pain that mimics pain in thealternative limb.
d. a type of referred pain.
a
The remaining neurons from the amputated limb still
send impulses to the brain which interprets them as if the
limb is still present.
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