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Complete Definition of "bezoar"

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Etymology
From Pers. pâdzahr FAchar|پادزهر, meaning "to expel poison." (In ancient times, bezoars from animals were ground up and ingested as remedies for various maladies and as antidotes to poisons.)

Noun
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  1. A concretion, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animal's intestines.

Related terms
phytobezoar
trichobezoar

Synonyms
enterolith

Category:Hair

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