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.
ERYTHEMA
erythema
(noun) abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
erythema (countable and uncountable, plural erythemas or erythemata)
Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation
Source: Wiktionary
Er`y*the"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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