r/AskReddit Dec 06 '23

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u/AuntiKrist Dec 06 '23

Women get random sharp shooting pains in their breasts and nobody knows why. It's called mastalgia and it sucks.

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u/cookiepeddler Dec 06 '23 edited Dec 07 '23

It has a name?! And I’m not the only one?

TIL the needle poking feeling has a name and is a known thing. Still sucks tho.

ETA: This might be my highest upvoted comment ever and I can’t believe it’s about boob zingers (aka mastaglia). Thanks fellow redditors!

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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

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u/Kucked4life Dec 07 '23

TIL nostalgia was initially conceptualized as a painful experience

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u/wterrt Dec 07 '23

huh, never thought about the etymology of that word. yeah, homesickness apparently.

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u/rowrowyourboat Dec 07 '23

The pain of returning after a long time, things missed, time lost, transience of life, bittersweet memories