what does referred pain mean?
REFERRED PAIN as NOUN
- Meaning
- pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected
Usage Example(s)
- angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder
- pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder diseas
Hypernyms(s) referred pain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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