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.
ENTEROTOMY
enterostomy, enterotomy
(noun) surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enterotomy (plural enterotomies)
(surgery) incision into the intestine
Source: Wiktionary
En`ter*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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