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.
PTERYGIA
PTERYGIUM
pterygium
(noun) either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pterygia
plural of pterygium
Source: Wiktionary
PTERYGIUM
Pte*ryg"i*um, n.; pl. E. Pterygiums, L. Pterygia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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