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.
HERNIOTOMY
Etymology
Noun
herniotomy (plural herniotomies)
(surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia.
Source: Wiktionary
Her`ni*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Hernia + Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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