In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ENCAUMA
En*cau"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Encaustic.] (Med.)
Definition: An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss of the humors. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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