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.
ENTEROLITH
enterolith
(noun) a calculus occurring in the intestines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enterolith (plural enteroliths)
A mineral concretion in the intestinal tract.
(chiefly, British) A bezoar.
Source: Wiktionary
En"ter*o*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lith.] (Med.)
Definition: An intestinal concretion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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