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.
ILEUM
ileum
(noun) the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ileum (plural ilea)
(anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
Source: Wiktionary
Il"e*um, n. Etym: [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also ileon, and ilium.]
2. (Anat.)
Definition: See Ilium. [R.]
Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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