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.
ERYSIPELAS
erysipelas
(noun) an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
erysipelas (usually uncountable, plural erysipelases)
(disease) A severe skin disease caused by streptococcus infection in surface and surrounding tissue, marked by continued spreading inflammation.
Source: Wiktionary
Er`y*sip"e*las, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.)
Definition: St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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