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minus-squaremorgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down4·edit-23 months agoNice try, but the “auto” in autopsy refers to working on the body of the same species as oneself, when a human inspects a dead human. EDIT: this is actually incorrect, etymologically it means witnessing something with the own eyes, from the Greek language, see answer below. When working on a different species, like an animal, it’s called a necropsy.
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoBut I love pedantry.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoMakes the joke even better implying they have a fursona
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoIf you are serious, it originally means “an eye-witnessing, a seeing for oneself”. Referring exclusively to dead bodies came later.
minus-squaremorgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoDamn you’re right, I stand corrected! The explanation I gave came from my teacher at the university in my linguistics class, better double check everything I guess!
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoI remember one false etymology my historical linguistics teacher tought me at university and it was debunked on r*ddit so I totally feel you
minus-squaremorgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThank you, it’s a good day when I get to learn something new!
minus-squaretfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoOh damn I learned a new thing today. Necropsy sounds sick as hell
Nice try, but the “auto” in autopsy refers to working on the body of the same species as oneself, when a human inspects a dead human.
EDIT: this is actually incorrect, etymologically it means witnessing something with the own eyes, from the Greek language, see answer below.
When working on a different species, like an animal, it’s called a necropsy.
Don’t run the joke
But I love pedantry.
Too late.
Run faster?
Get to the choppah
Makes the joke even better implying they have a fursona
If you are serious, it originally means “an eye-witnessing, a seeing for oneself”. Referring exclusively to dead bodies came later.
Damn you’re right, I stand corrected!
The explanation I gave came from my teacher at the university in my linguistics class, better double check everything I guess!
I remember one false etymology my historical linguistics teacher tought me at university and it was debunked on r*ddit so I totally feel you
Thank you, it’s a good day when I get to learn something new!
Oh damn I learned a new thing today. Necropsy sounds sick as hell