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.
INNERVATIONS
Noun
innervations
plural of innervation
Source: Wiktionary
INNERVATION
In`ner*va"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. innervation.]
1. The act of innerving or stimulating.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life,and the functions of the various organs.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENEMA
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
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