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Noun: referred pain
  1. Pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected
    "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease"

Derived forms: referred pains

Type of: hurting, pain

Encyclopedia: Referred pain