Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HYSTEROEPILEPSY
Hys`ter*o*ep"i*lep`sy, n. Etym: [Hysteria + epilepsy.] (Med.)
Definition: A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions, which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body.
– Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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