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Hard one. (lemmy.world)
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[-] _sideffect@lemmy.world 106 points 3 months ago

Lol just kept getting worse

[-] Boxscape 103 points 3 months ago

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 months ago

I know, right? Fuckin' "whilst"?!

Ew.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Just when you thought it wouldn't get better ... it got better.

[-] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 73 points 3 months ago

1000001117

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago

On an animal it's called a necropsy..

[-] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 months ago

Actually, a long time ago, I was told it was supposed to be called necropsy also in humans. Necro = dead.

Autopsy would mean you’re doing the exam on yourself.

I don’t know why it stayed autopsy. Maybe it’s like “atom”, meaning “indivisible”.

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 23 points 3 months ago

Humans (as a species) dissecting themselves?

[-] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago

Greek autopsia "a seeing with one's own eyes,"

So I guess it works regardless of species. Though I'm not sure I believe this. Like how else did ancient Greeks see?

[-] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

That’s a nice interpretation!

So, I did a simple search (autopsy vs necropsy) and the first three links gave me three different answers! First said they’re synonyms. Second simple said autopsy is for humans and necropsy is for animals. Now, the third one gave your interpretation. Autopsy is for humans because it’s the same species.

[-] Boxscape 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Now, the third one gave your interpretation. Autopsy is for humans because it’s the same species.

Hmm, that seems kind of inconsistent with auto as a prefix elsewhere. E.g., autofellatio, autoimmune, autobiography. It's auto because it's yourself, not another member of the same species.

Though there's also autocrat, which seemingly is on its own and not referring to membership or self.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago

Autocracy means "absolute rule by one", by "autocrator" (auto+kratos) to describe the Roman Emperor (n. Latin "imperator"), but is from multiple origins at this point. 🖖🏼

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

A typical "Throbbing Gristle" gig.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Thanks!

TIL who to avoid at the comedy club!

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Hehehe I'm fun at parties too.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

RubberDuck isn't actually a professional stand-up comedian though.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I may have confused them with DubberRuck.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah but most people don't know that and if they phrased it that way it spoils the joke where details keep getting revealed one by one and it gets worse

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

Why is there a name for this???

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

It helps differentiating between doing it on humans and animals. And sometimes you want to know what killed an animal too.

[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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.

[-] DarkDarkHouse 13 points 3 months ago

Makes the joke even better implying they have a fursona

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

If you are serious, it originally means "an eye-witnessing, a seeing for oneself". Referring exclusively to dead bodies came later.

[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

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!

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

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

[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

Thank you, it's a good day when I get to learn something new!

[-] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Oh damn I learned a new thing today. Necropsy sounds sick as hell

[-] schloppah@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Well constructed.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 3 months ago

If it's good enough, I smoke.

Then after the air has cleared, I have a cigarette.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Hard one? Yes, I am.

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Haha, sex with dead animal, magnificent

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

It's not political propaganda or bigotry masquerading. If you don't like the joke you can just walk away.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

👍🏻

[-] numberfour002@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Apologize. What else?

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Where my head went with "autopsy".

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'll let You know.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

Wipe

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