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.
ENCHONDROMA
enchondroma
(noun) benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enchondroma (plural enchondromas or enchondromata)
a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
Source: Wiktionary
En`chon*dro"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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