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.
EPISIOTOMY
episiotomy
(noun) surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
episiotomy (plural episiotomies)
(medical) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
Source: Wiktionary
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