noun
bezoar
Bezoar (noun) means a lump of hair or undigested plant matter that forms inside the stomach or gut of a person or animal.
noun
1
A lump of hair or undigested plant matter that forms inside the stomach or gut of a person or animal.
2
Another term for an enterolith.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bezoar and/or French bézoard, based on Arabic بَازَهْر (bāzahr), from Middle Persian pʾtzhl (pādzahr, “bezoar, antidote”), from a compound of words meaning “to protect” and “poison” (literally “killing thing”), thus a bezoar was “that which protects against 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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What is the meaning of bezoar?
"bezoar" (noun) means a lump of hair or undigested plant matter that forms inside the stomach or gut of a person or animal.
What are the different meanings of bezoar?
"bezoar" has 2 main meanings: 1. A lump of hair or undigested plant matter that forms inside the stomach or gut of a person or animal; 2. Another term for an enterolith.
