"It is important to distinguish dysphagia, which is the abnormal transit of solids and/or liquids, from odynophagia, which is pain during swallowing. As with dysphagia, odynophagia can be due to pain anywhere from the oropharynx to the esophagus. Odynophagia can also present alongside dysphagia, as the causes of dysphagia can also cause pain during swallowing."
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