There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
HERNIAE
HERNIA
hernia, herniation
(noun) rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
herniae
plural of hernia
Anagrams
• inhære
Source: Wiktionary
HERNIA
Her"ni*a, n.; pl. E. Hernias, L. Herniæ. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Definition: A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture. Strangulated hernia, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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