Pain from the heart may be felt in the left arm.…This referred pain may be accounted for by the fact that nerves from the involved structures enter the spinal cord at the same level (Martin E. Spencer).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
referredpain — re·ferred pain (rĭ fûrdʹ) n. Pain that is felt in a part of the body at a distance from the area of pathology, as pain in the right shoulder derived from the presence of a gallstone in the bladder. * * * … Universalium
refer — re·fer ri fər vt, re·ferred; re·fer·ring 1) to regard as coming from or localized in a certain portion of the body or of space <pain of appendicitis may be referred to any region of the abdomen (Encyc. Americana)> 2) to send or direct for… … Medical dictionary
referred — re·ferred (re furdґ) of sensory phenomena, perceived at a site other than the one being stimulated; see under pain and sensation … Medical dictionary
