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.
HYPERTHERMIA
hyperthermia, hyperthermy
(noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hyperthermia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperthermias)
(pathology) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment.
Synonym: heatstroke
Antonym: hypothermia
(medicine) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient.
Source: Wiktionary
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