In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ATRESIA
atresia
(noun) an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
atresia (countable and uncountable, plural atresias)
(pathology) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.
Anagrams
• Artesia, Astaire, aristae, asteria, ataries, erastai
Source: Wiktionary
A*tre"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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