phantom : Idioms & Phrases

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phantom limb

  • noun the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
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phantom limb pain

  • noun pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb
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phantom limb syndrome

  • noun syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated
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phantom orchid

  • noun waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
    Eburophyton austinae; snow orchid.
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Phantom ship

  • . See Flying Dutchman, under Flying.
Webster 1913

Phantom tumor

  • (Med.), a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anæsthetic.
Webster 1913