In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OLIGAEMIA
Etymology
Noun
oligaemia (countable and uncountable, plural oligaemias)
(medicine) The condition of having a low quantity of blood.
Synonyms
• hypovolaemia
• hypovolemia
Source: Wiktionary
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