The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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