In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RADIOLOGY
radioscopy, radiology
(noun) (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
radiology
(noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radiology (uncountable)
(medicine) The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment.
(medicine) The use of radiation (including ionizing radiation, especially X-rays) in diagnosis, usually through the formation of images.
Radioscopy.
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
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