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.
NEURITIS
neuritis
(noun) inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
neuritis (plural neuritides or neuritises)
(neurology, pathology) Inflammation of one or more nerves.
Source: Wiktionary
Neu*ri"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: Inflammation of a nerve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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