In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LYMPHOMAS
Noun
lymphomas
plural of lymphoma
Source: Wiktionary
LYMPHOMA
Lym*pho"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Lymph, and -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; -- called also lymphadenoma. Malignant lymphoma, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts of the body of new growths resembling lymphatic glands in structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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