In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MELANISM
melanosis, melanism
(noun) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
melanism (countable and uncountable, plural melanisms)
Congenital excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes.
Antonyms
• albinism, albinoism
Source: Wiktionary
Mel"a*nism, n. Etym: [Gr. , , black.]
1. An indue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A disease; black jaundice. See Mel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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