In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GENETICS
genetics, genetic science
(noun) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
genetics (uncountable)
(biology, genetics) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
(biology, genetics) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
Synonym: genes
Source: Wiktionary
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FENESTRATION
(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
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