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Definition of Trichobezoar
1. Noun. A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur).
Definition of Trichobezoar
1. Noun. A bezoar composed of hair. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Trichobezoar
1. A hair cast in the stomach or intestinal tract, common in cats. Synonym: hair ball, pilobezoar. Origin: tricho-+ bezoar (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichobezoar
Literary usage of Trichobezoar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Lewellys Franklin Barker, Milton Howard Fussell, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"J. Am. M. Ass., Chicago, 1909, liii, 617-624. Huttenbach (F.). Ein Fall von
trichobezoar des Magens bei Infantilismus. Milt. ad Grenzgeb. d. Med. u. ..."
2. Surgery of the Upper Abdomen by John Blair Deaver, Astley Paston Cooper Ashhurst (1921)
"... trichobezoar) before operation, because the patient either is not aware that
she has been in the habit of swallowing her hair, or she is unwilling to ..."
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