Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ENTERITIS
enteritis
(noun) inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enteritis (countable and uncountable, plural enteritides or enteritises)
(pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.
Anagrams
• Triestine, intersite, interties, retinites
Source: Wiktionary
En`te*ri"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: An inflammation of the intestines. Hoblyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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