referred pain
nounPathology.
pain felt in an area remote from the site of origin.
Origin of referred pain
1First recorded in 1895–1900
- Also called synalgia.
Words Nearby referred pain
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British Dictionary definitions for referred pain
referred pain
noun
psychol pain felt in the body at some place other than its actual place of origin
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