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.
NEOPLASIA
neoplasia
(noun) the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
neoplasia (countable and uncountable, plural neoplasias)
(biology) The formation of new tissue
(medicine) The formation of a neoplasm
Source: Wiktionary
Ne`o*pla"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. gr. (Physiol. & Med.)
Definition: Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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