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Phantom limb is defined as the illusory sensation that a limb still exists after it is lost through accident or amputation; the continuing sensation of an amputated body part.
Phantom limb, moreover refers to a person’s continued perception of a limb, such as an arm or a leg, even though that limb has been amputated.
Phantom limb pain is a feeling of pain in a non-existent limb; the experience of chronic pain in an absent body part
Pharmaceutical diversion refers to the process by which legitimately-manufactured controlled substances are diverted for illicit u
Pharmacodynamics is the branch of Pharmacology which is concenred with the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action
Pharmacokinetics refers to the branch of Pharmacology that is concerned with the absorption, distribution, bio-transformation, and excretion of drugs
Pharmacology is defined as the scientific study of drugs; concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on living systems