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Chapter 15, Problem 23RQ
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To determine:

The fact that sometimes individual can still feel pain in his fingers even though the hand is gone and this is especially true when he bumps the stub. The individual have his arm amputated at the elbow after an accident.

Concept introduction:

Amputation is defined as the technique of removing the diseased or badly injured part of body, just to prevent the whole body from infection. The parts may be reattached and or replanted again.

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