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Definition of Bezoar

1. n. A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.

Definition of Bezoar

1. Noun. (chiefly British) A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animal's intestines. A hairball. ¹

2. Noun. An enterolith. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bezoar

1. a gastric mass [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bezoar

1. Concretions of swallowed hair, fruit or vegetable fibres, or similar substances found in the alimentary canal. Usually a hard mass of entangled material sometimes found in the stomachs and intestines of animals and man. (03 Jul 1999)

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