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World Service,1 min

Series The Anatomy of Pain

How different cultures describe pain

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Different cultures have different metaphors for talking about pain. Joanna Bourke, professor of history at Birkbeck College in the UK, explains how this could affect the medical treatment of minorities within countries. (Image: Man receiving massage for pain, Credit: Getty Images.)

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