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.
HEMOCHROMATOSIS
hemochromatosis, iron-storage disease, iron overload, bronzed diabetes
(noun) pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hemochromatosis (countable and uncountable, plural hemochromatoses)
(diseases) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body, also called bronze diabetes.
Hypernyms
• hyperferremia
Source: Wiktionary
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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