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.
PROCTOCELE
rectocele, proctocele
(noun) protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proc"to*cele, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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