In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
THROMBOEMBOLISM
thromboembolism
(noun) occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus
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Etymology
Noun
thromboembolism (plural thromboembolisms)
(medicine) An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.
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