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bezoar
noun
A concretion, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animal's intestines.
Etymology:
From (
Pers.
)
pídzahr
(
FAchar, ÙÙ
), 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.)
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