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.
A concretion of various substances located in the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., tricho - hair, phyto - food).
A clump of food or hair in the digestive tract. Bezoars can cause obstructions in the stomach that keep food from passing into the small intestine.
a ball of swallowed foreign material (usually hair or fiber) that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestines
a mass of foreign material in the stomatch and intestine of man and animals
a mass of nondigestible matter that collects in the stomach
a stone found in the stomach of a goat and will cure most poisons
a stone taken from the stomach of a goat, and it will save you from most poisons
A ball of undigested food that is present in the stomach.
ball of food, mucus, vegetable fiber, hair, or other material that cannot be digested in the stomach, which can cause blockage, ulcers, and bleeding.
A clump or wad of swallowed food and/or hair. Bezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the digestive system, especially at the exit of the stomach. See the entire definition of Bezoar
Usually a hard mass of entangled material, typically swallowed hair, fruit, or vegetable fibers or similar substances, sometimes found in the stomachs and intestines of animals or man. Bezoars can result from the hardening of food due to gastroparesis, and can cause nausea and vomiting. They are dangerous if they block the passage of food into the small intestine from the stomach.
A bezoar or enterolith is a sort of calculus or concretion, a stone found in the intestines of mostly ruminant animals. There are several varieties of bezoar, some of which have inorganic constituents and others organic.