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Bezoar: 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.
When a bezoar is composed of hair, it is referred to as a hairball or trichobezoar. When a bezoar is composed of vegetable materials, it is referred to as a phytobezoar or foodball. When a bezoar is composed of hair and food it is referred to as a trichophytobezoar or hairy foodball.
Interestingly, in the Far East culture, bezoars are felt to have medicinal properties!
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( bÄ“ ' zôr ' , -zÅr ' ) n. A hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or fruits, found in ...
A bezoar is a ball of swallowed foreign material (usually hair or fiber) that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestines. Causes ...
bezoar /be·zoar/ (be´zor) a concretion of foreign material found in the gastrointestinal or urinary tract. be·zoar (b zôr) n. A hard indigestible mass of material ...
A bezoar is a ball of swallowed foreign material (usually hair or fiber) that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestines.
A bezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system (usually the stomach), though it can occur in other locations. A pseudobezoar is an indigestible object ...