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Why is it that when i swallow, it really hurts?
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Odynophagia: Odynophagia is fancy medical term for painful swallowing which can be due to many different things, mostly infections. So go see your FamilyDoc fo evaluation then ENT if further testing is required.
Answered 8/21/2016
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