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.
HYPOCHONDRIUM
hypochondrium
(noun) the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypochondrium (plural hypochondria)
(anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`po*chon"dri*um, n.; pl. L. Hypochondria, E. Hypochondriums. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Either of the hypochondriac regions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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