In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PROCTOSCOPE
proctoscope
(noun) an endoscope for examining the rectum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
proctoscope (plural proctoscopes)
a tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum; a rectoscope.
Source: Wiktionary
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