Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HYPINOSIS
Etymology
Noun
hypinosis (uncountable)
(medicine) A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp`i*no"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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