PETROMASTOID

Pet`ro*mas"toid, a. Etym: [Petro + mastoid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone, periotic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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