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Why do we feel pain when a wound touches water?
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Painful open wounds: Wounds that are open and without continuity of the skin are painful due to the open nerve endings that are stimulated. Also - inflammation surrounding a non- healing wound contributes to the symptoms.
Answered 3/7/2016
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