An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LYSSA
rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness
(noun) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lyssa (uncountable)
rabies
Anagrams
• Slays, Sylas, lassy, slays
Etymology
Proper noun
Lyssa
A female given name
Anagrams
• Slays, Sylas, lassy, slays
Source: Wiktionary
Lys"sa, n. Etym: [NL. See Lytta.] (Med.)
Definition: Hydrophobia.
Note: The plural (Lyssæ) has been used to signify the pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in hydrophobia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CITYSCAPE
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