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.
ENCEPHALOCELE
encephalocele
(noun) protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
encephalocele (plural encephaloceles)
(medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.
Source: Wiktionary
En*ceph"a*lo*cele, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Hernia of the brain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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