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Psychogenic pain

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psychalgianounpsychogenic pain, physical pain of psychological origin
pain disordernoun(psychology, neurology) A type of chronic pain experienced in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress.
phrenalgianounpain in the diaphragm
psychachenounpsychological pain
painnoun(countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
pain-makingnounPain-causing; deliberately painful.
pseudaesthesianoun(dated, medicine) phantom pain.
nociceptive painnoun(medicine) Pain caused by potentially harmful stimuli that are detected by nociceptors around the body.
phantom painnoun(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.
tormentnounAny extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
nocioceptionnounThe physiological perception of pain.
distressnounPhysical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
nociceptionnoun(physiology) The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
discomfortnounMental or bodily distress.
somatizationnoun(medicine) The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety
referred painnoun(medicine) pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus
pseudæsthesianounRare spelling of pseudaesthesia. [(dated, medicine) phantom pain.]
pain reliefnoun(medicine) The alleviation of pain, typically by means of medication.
hyperalgesianoun(medicine) An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues.
smartnounA sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.

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