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bezoar

[ bee-zawr, -zohr ]

noun

  1. a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, especially ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
  2. Obsolete. a counterpoison or antidote.


bezoar

/ ˈːɔː /

noun

  1. a hard mass, such as a stone or hairball, in the stomach and intestines of animals, esp ruminants, and man: formerly thought to be an antidote to poisons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bezoar1

First recorded in 1470–80; earlier bezear, from Medieval Latin bezahar, from Arabic (徱), from Persian - “antidote, counterpoison,” from - “protector” + zahr “poison” ( bane ( def ) )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bezoar1

C15: from Old French éDz , from Arabic , from Persian , from against + zahr poison
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A bezoar is a solid mass of indigestible material that accumulates in the digestive tract, which can cause a blockage, according to the MayoClinic.

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In this case of this patient, who was identified as Ms. Zhang, her doctor first ordered an endoscopy to determine what exactly the bezoar was.

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A woman in her 40s who was admitted to a hospital in East China with severe abdominal pains was found to have a 2-inch indigestible bezoar in the middle of her stomach.

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Once her doctor, Zhu Zhen, determined that it was a bezoar, which had formed as a result of her diet consisting of persimmon fruits and crab meat, he prescribed ultrasound shock wave therapy to help break the mass apart, AsiaWire reported.

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At the championship, they tackled such words as troika, jeremiad, syndrome, vitriol, spinet, bezoar and cynosure.

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