bezoar
n. hard formation found in the stomach or intestines of some animals | ||||
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Bezoar Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Bezoar
(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.
(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.
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bezoar
bezoar
\be"zoar\ (&?;), n. [f. bézoard, fr. ar. bāzahr, bādizahr, fr. per. pād-zahr bezoar; pād protecting + zahr poison; cf. pg. & sp. bezoar.] 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.
note: two kinds were particularly esteemed, the bezoar orientale of india, and the bezoar occidentale of peru.
bezoar
antelope. see antelope.
bezoar
goat (zo?l.), the wild goat (capra ?gagrus).
bezoar
mineral, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.
similar words(3)
bezoar mineral
bezoar goat
bezoar antelope
bezoar
\be"zoar\ (&?;), n. [f. bézoard, fr. ar. bāzahr, bādizahr, fr. per. pād-zahr bezoar; pād protecting + zahr poison; cf. pg. & sp. bezoar.] 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.
note: two kinds were particularly esteemed, the bezoar orientale of india, and the bezoar occidentale of peru.
bezoar
antelope. see antelope.
bezoar
goat (zo?l.), the wild goat (capra ?gagrus).
bezoar
mineral, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.
similar words(3)
bezoar mineral
bezoar goat
bezoar antelope
Bezoar Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NIDDK Digestive Diseases Dictionary |
Bezoar
(BEE-zor)
A ball of food, mucus, vegetable fiber, hair, or other material that cannot be digested in the stomach. Bezoars can cause blockage, ulcers, and bleeding.
(BEE-zor)
A ball of food, mucus, vegetable fiber, hair, or other material that cannot be digested in the stomach. Bezoars can cause blockage, ulcers, and bleeding.
Bezoar Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Bezoar
A stone taken from the stomach of a goat which will save one from most poisons.
A stone taken from the stomach of a goat which will save one from most poisons.
Bezoar Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Bezoar
A bezoar or enterolith is a sort of calculus or concretion, a stone found in the intestines of mostly ruminant animals, but occurring among others including humans. There are several varieties of bezoar, some of which have inorganic constituents and others organic.
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