In a very unfortunate farming accident,Jerry had to have his left leg amputated.Even though he was fitted with a prosthetic and learned to adapt to having only one real leg,Jerry would occasionally "feel" pain in his amputated limb.This sort of pain,called phantom limb pain,is an example of __________ pain.
A) nociceptive
B) referred
C) imagined
D) neuropathic

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Phantom limb pain is a type of neuropathic pain caused by damage to the nervous system. It is a form of pain that feels like it originates from a body part that is no longer there. Nociceptive pain is caused by actual tissue damage, referred pain is pain that is felt in a different part of the body than where the actual problem is, and imagined pain is not a recognized medical condition.

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