Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
OPISTHOTONOS
opisthotonos
(noun) severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
opisthotonos (uncountable)
(medicine) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
Coordinate terms
• emprosthotonos, emprosthotonus
• orthotonos, orthotonus
• pleurosthotonos, pleurosthotonus
Source: Wiktionary
Op`is*thot"o*nos, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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