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When doctors describe pain as experiencing "discomfort," it's like saying Hiroshima experienced "urban renewal".


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This page presents the quote "When doctors describe pain as experiencing &quot;discomfort,&quot; it's like saying Hiroshima experienced &quot;urban renewal&quot;.". Author of this quote is Dave Barry. This quote is about discomfort, doctors, urban renewal, hiroshima, pain,.