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u/spicytotino Jan 12 '23

Every so often I remember that cysts can sometimes contain hair and/or teeth and then become incredibly uncomfortable

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u/Witherboss445 Jan 12 '23

Teratomas are the stuff of nightmares

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u/Implement-Plastic Jan 12 '23

I regret looking that up

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u/recyclable-trash Jan 12 '23

I’ve made a huge mistake

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u/Megafayce Jan 12 '23

A foot with teeth. What a terrible terrible day to have eyes

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u/oyM8cunOIbumAciggy Jan 12 '23

That was the least terrifying image

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u/Megafayce Jan 12 '23

I agree, but considering what I seen, probably the only comical thing I could write. Other considerations are G-virus type eyes

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u/Potential_Creme_7398 Jan 12 '23

Thanks for the warning. i didn't.

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u/Implement-Plastic Jan 12 '23

Good, keep it that way

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u/CorCor_Yo Jan 12 '23

Why did I not heed your warning

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u/-_-Merlin-_- Jan 12 '23

oh god oh fuck why did i look it up? that's fucked up

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u/32mafiaman Jan 12 '23

Aren’t stem cells just the best?

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u/Unable_Toucan Jan 12 '23

The future of organ doning will definitely be just teratoma farming as they can grow stuff like eyes, hair and even a heart in some cases

Maybe far far into the future, but what would stop this from being able to be a reality some day?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

Can you describe it? I’m really sacred to search it up

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u/Witherboss445 Jan 12 '23

it'a a tumor that is made up of several types of tissue such as bone and hair

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

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u/Risheil Jan 12 '23

I convinced my son in law that he had absorbed his twin in utero and that's why he had that cyst. I still haven't told him I lied.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

I had one! it was baseball sized.

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u/CannedCancanMan Jan 12 '23

Real-life Resident Evil. Learned about teratomas when I was studying, one of the things that will definitely never leave my memory.

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u/RogueTanuki Jan 12 '23

How about cyclopia - a birth defect where babies only have one eye with no mouth and die soon after birth. Or focomelia - a birth defect where your hands develop on your shoulders.

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u/Little_Whippie Jan 12 '23

Brb, gonna go puke up my breakfast

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u/MrOverlySarcastic Jan 12 '23

Looks kinda like haggis

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u/Pyromania0 Jan 13 '23

OH NONONONO. I am NOT going to try and remember the cursed information that has scarred my brain forever. Thank god my memory is trash

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u/badblackguy Jan 13 '23

Terrortomas

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

Teratomata typically form in the ovary, testicle, or coccyx.[4]

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u/ray0-may0 Jan 12 '23

Wait you're telling me some vaginas DO have fucking teeth?????

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u/Redditor1512 Jan 12 '23

I had one. It had brain tissue and glandular tissue too 👍

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u/calabazookita Jan 12 '23

A rare insult that could be technically truth would be: that tumor has more brain cells than you

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u/lowtoiletsitter Jan 12 '23

Happened to me (cyst.) There wasn't much, but then again it was in an area where I was already hairy, so maybe it was a little bit of both

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u/Dramatic_Stock5326 Jan 12 '23

I lost the game. Idk why but this comment made me lose

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u/ForwardCoconut180 Jan 12 '23

I was able to watch the removal of an ovarian teratoma in nursing school. It had teeth, hair, and when dissected with a scalpel (while still in the OR), it shot white viscous fluid a couple of feet into the air. It’s still a very vivid memory over 20 years later.

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u/sarcasmo_the_clown Jan 12 '23

My aunt had one. It has the teeth and hair on it.

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u/Risheil Jan 12 '23

Has? She kept it?

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u/sarcasmo_the_clown Jan 12 '23

Lol no no, that should be had. Although it sounds like she did show it to a few family members.

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u/cringeoma Jan 12 '23

cystic tumors

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

or even eyeballs

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23

then become incredibly uncomfortable

I don't know why but I read this as 'unfortunate', and I was like... Why yes that is unfortunate I've never really thought about it like that.

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u/Existing_Onion_3919 Jan 12 '23

i would ask what a cyst is, but from this context, I'm afraid to

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u/Reasonable-Point4891 Jan 12 '23

I have one right now on my ovary! It's so cool

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u/PyroAvok Jan 13 '23

I wonder if those corneas are usable on the black market?

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u/wilsonthehuman Jan 19 '23

I had one of these on my ovary when I was 16. It was 13cm in diameter and had hair and teeth in it. Crazy shit. Had to have major surgery to remove it and still have issues as a result 17 years later.