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The term rumination is derived from the Latin word ruminare, which means to chew the cud. [22] First described in ancient times, and mentioned in the writings of Aristotle, rumination syndrome was clinically documented in 1618 by Italian anatomist Fabricus ab Aquapendente, who wrote of the symptoms in a patient of his. [20] [22]
Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating parts of one's own body, also called autocannibalism [1] or autosarcophagy. [2] Generally, only the consumption of flesh (including organ meat such as heart or liver) by an individual of the same species is considered cannibalism. [3]
Isaac Jogues was born to Laurent Jogues and Françoise de Sainte-Mesmin on 10 January 1607. He was born in Orléans, France, into a bourgeois family, where he was the fifth of nine children.
The search for witch's marks had disappeared by 1700. [ 6 ] The violence used against accused witches in order to discover the witch's mark included torture; "To try to force a confession, priest applied hot fat repeatedly to Catherine Boyraionne's eyes and her armpits, the pit of her stomach, her thighs, her elbows, and 'dans sa nature' – in ...
Compulsive picking of the knuckles (via mouth) illustrating potentially temporary disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers. The fingers have been compulsively picked and chewed in someone with excoriation disorder and dermatophagia. Compulsive picking of the face using nail pliers and tweezers
In the Bible, the word mezuzah only refers to the two 'doorposts' or 'doorjambs' of a door, [4] the upright posts on either side of it which support the lintel, and appears in various contexts unrelated to any religious commandment or parchment. [5]
BDSM is an umbrella term for certain kinds of erotic behaviour between consenting adults, encompassing various subcultures.Terms for roles vary widely among the subcultures.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by the American author Harper Lee.It was published in July 1960 and became instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools.