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.
TRACHEOTOMY
tracheostomy, tracheotomy
(noun) a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tracheotomy (plural tracheotomies)
(surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.
Source: Wiktionary
Tra`che*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Trachea + Gr. tracheotomie.] (Surg.)
Definition: The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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