Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ADENITIS
adenitis
(noun) inflammation of a gland or lymph node
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
adenitis (countable and uncountable, plural adenitises or adenitides)
(symptom, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
Anagrams
• dainties, taeniids
Source: Wiktionary
Ad`e*ni"tis, n. Etym: [Aden- + -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: Glandular inflammation. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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