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.
HYPOPHYSECTOMY
hypophysectomy
(noun) surgical removal of the pituitary gland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypophysectomy (plural hypophysectomies)
(surgery) the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland)
Source: Wiktionary
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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