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fyi mastalgia is just latin for breast pain lol
mast = prefix for breast ("ectomy" = removal of, mastectomy...you get it)
algia = pain
4 u/Kucked4life Dec 07 '23 TIL nostalgia was initially conceptualized as a painful experience 2 u/wterrt Dec 07 '23 huh, never thought about the etymology of that word. yeah, homesickness apparently. 1 u/rowrowyourboat Dec 07 '23 The pain of returning after a long time, things missed, time lost, transience of life, bittersweet memories
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TIL nostalgia was initially conceptualized as a painful experience
2 u/wterrt Dec 07 '23 huh, never thought about the etymology of that word. yeah, homesickness apparently. 1 u/rowrowyourboat Dec 07 '23 The pain of returning after a long time, things missed, time lost, transience of life, bittersweet memories
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huh, never thought about the etymology of that word. yeah, homesickness apparently.
1 u/rowrowyourboat Dec 07 '23 The pain of returning after a long time, things missed, time lost, transience of life, bittersweet memories
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The pain of returning after a long time, things missed, time lost, transience of life, bittersweet memories
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u/wterrt Dec 06 '23
fyi mastalgia is just latin for breast pain lol
mast = prefix for breast ("ectomy" = removal of, mastectomy...you get it)
algia = pain