Diseases

Referred Pain

A type of pain that is perceived in an area away from the site where the pain arises, such as facial pain caused by lesion of the VAGUS NERVE, or throat problem generating referred pain in the ear.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A type of pain that is perceived in an area away from the site where the pain arises, such as facial pain caused by lesion of the VAGUS NERVE, or throat problem generating referred pain in the ear.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Pain, Referred
  • Referred Facial Pain

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific pain term if pertinent

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History Note

2007; for REFERRED FACIAL PAIN use FACIAL PAIN 2000-2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Facial Pain (2000-2006)
  • Pain (1963-1999)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C23.888w.592.612w.888w
  2. F02w.830w.816w.444w.832w
  3. G11.561.790w.444w.832w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Referred Pain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053591. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053591
  2. Referred Pain. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referred_pain
  3. Referred Pain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2016936