Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
HYPOCHONDRIASIS
hypochondria, hypochondriasis
(noun) chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypochondriasis (countable and uncountable, plural hypochondriases)
(medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`po*chon"dri*a*sis, n. Etym: [NL. So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions. See Hypochondriac, Hypochondrium, and cf. Hyp, 1st Hypo.] (Med.)
Definition: A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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