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.
FETOSCOPE
fetoscope, foetoscope
(noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman’s abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fetoscope (plural fetoscopes)
A flexible fibreoptic device used to view a foetus in the womb.
A form of stethoscope for listening to the foetal heartbeat.
Source: Wiktionary
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ORCHESTRATION
(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”
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