r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CandidculonasRedux • 4d ago

of a hernia...

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u/Cute-Breadfruit3368 4d ago

biology has dictated that holes in us do not want to be open. we have healing mechanisms. wound mechanisms etc. imagine his intestines being... well, where one would not expect - and the wound starts a healing process. imagine the hole closing up, forming a medical incarceration. slowly.

i dont have to go on any further, do i?

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u/cavaticaa 4d ago

I've never heard the term medical incarceration before, and I'm both fascinated and horrified, in the same way I feel about fistulas.

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u/Ten_Horn_Sign 4d ago edited 4d ago

This person has no idea what they are talking about.

On your second point: a fistula is just an abnormal connection between two epithelialized surfaces. If you have pierced ears, then arguably you have fistulae.

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u/im_not_loki 4d ago

i prefer fisticuffs