referred pain


noun Pathology.

pain felt in an area remote from the site of origin.
Also called synalgia.

Origin of referred pain

First recorded in 1895–1900

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

Medical definitions for referred pain

referred pain
[ rĭ-fûrd ]

n.

Pain that is felt in a part of the body at a distance from its area of origin.