In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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