Odynophagia historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunny Kumar MD [2]
Overview:
Overview:
Odynophagia is a Greek word. (/oʊ-dɪnˈə-feɪˈjəˌ-jiː-ə/; from odyno- “pain” and phagō “to eat”) which means pain when swallowing. Other than that there is no specific historical background of odynophagia.
Historical perspective:
Historical perspective:
Odynophagia is a Greek word. (/oʊ-dɪnˈə-feɪˈjəˌ-jiː-ə/; from odyno- “pain” and phagō “to eat”) which means pain when swallowing. Other than that there is no specific historical background of odynophagia.
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