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.
OPHTHALMIA
ophthalmia, ophthalmitis
(noun) severe conjunctivitis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmias)
(medicine) ophthalmitis
References
Source: Wiktionary
Oph*thal"mi*a, n. Etym: [F. ophthalmie, L. ophthalmia, fr. Gr. optic. See Optic.] (Med.)
Definition: An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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