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[-] yesman@lemmy.world 100 points 1 month ago

Science jargon has always sounded so impressive until I took anatomy.

for example, the big hole in the bottom of your skull (where the spinal chord passes through) is called the “foramen magnum” which is Latin for ‘big hole’.

[-] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 17 points 1 month ago

Is it jargon or just a different language

[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

Scientists use one to pretend the other

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

You gotta mix Greek and Latin to make it sound ~~cool~~.

[-] azi@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Unlike the cowards who hide their stupid names with latin, computer scientists will straight up call something a 'fat pointer'.

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