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.
GASTROCNEMIUS
gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle
(noun) the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gastrocnemius (plural gastrocnemii)
The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
Source: Wiktionary
Gas`troc*ne"mi*us, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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