An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
HETEROGENOUS
heterogenous, heterogeneous
(adjective) originating outside the body
heterogeneous, heterogenous
(adjective) consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; “the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
heterogenous (not comparable)
(genetics) derived from a different individual or species
Alternative spelling of heterogeneous
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*og"e*nous, a. (Biol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MEGACOLON
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