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.
VITILIGO
vitiligo
(noun) an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vitiligo (usually uncountable, plural vitiligos)
The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
(obsolete) Alphos, a form of leprosy.
Synonyms
• (patchy loss of pigmentation): leucoderma
Source: Wiktionary
Vit`i*li"go, n. Etym: [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium blemish, vice.] (Med.)
Definition: A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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