REFERRED PAIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected

Example:

pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("referred pain" is a kind of...):

hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)

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