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.
PHLEBITIS
phlebitis
(noun) inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phlebitis (plural phlebitides)
(pathology) Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.
Source: Wiktionary
Phle*bi"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: Inflammation of a vein.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ORCHESTRATION
(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”
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