Question

read the passage again.
as part of routine treatment efforts after their amputations, the patients are asked to describe their experience with phantom sensation and phantom pain...
one service member...described the feeling of heavy legs, asserting that the feeling was similar to weights attached to his calf muscles. he also described that it felt as though his combat boots were on too tightly.
source: weeks, s. r., anderson-barnes, v. c., & tsao, j. w. \phantom limb pain: theories and therapies.\ in the neurologist. copyright 2010 by lippincott williams & wilkins, inc.
think about how the term phantom pain is used in the passage. what is phantom pain?
pain that doctors can treat by amputating an injured body part
pain that is caused by the spirit of a missing body part
pain that feels as if it is coming from a body part that has been removed

Explanation:

The passage states phantom pain is reported by patients after amputations, with a service member describing sensations (heavy legs, tight boots) related to his removed limb. The correct option matches this context of pain perceived from a missing body part, while the other options are incorrect: amputation is the prior event, not a treatment for phantom pain, and there is no mention of a "spirit" causing it.

Answer:

pain that feels as if it is coming from a body part that has been removed