Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
NOSOCOMIAL
nosocomial
(adjective) taking place or originating in a hospital; “nosocomial infection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nosocomial (not comparable)
(medicine, chiefly, of infections or their causal agents) Arising from hospital treatment or environment.
(uncommon) Of, relating to, happening in a hospital.
Synonyms
• iatrogenic
Anagrams
• nocosomial
Source: Wiktionary
Nos`o*co"mi*al, a. Etym: [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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