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.
OBSTETRICAL
obstetric, obstetrical
(adjective) of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; “obstetric hospital”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
obstetrical (comparative more obstetrical, superlative most obstetrical)
of, or relating to obstetrics
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*stet"ric, Ob*stet"ric*al, a. Etym: [L. obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before: cf.F. obstétrique. See Obstacle.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art. Obstetrical toad (Zoöl.), a European toad of the genus Alytes, especially A. obstetricans. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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