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.
LARYNGOSCOPY
Etymology
Noun
laryngoscopy (plural laryngoscopies)
The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope.
Source: Wiktionary
Lar`yn*gos"co*py, n.
Definition: The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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