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bezoar
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bezoar /be·zoar/ (be´zor) a concretion of foreign material found in the gastrointestinal or urinary tract.
be·zoar (bzôr)
n.
A hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or the seeds and skins of fruits, formed in the alimentary canal.
bezoar
a mass formed in the stomach by compaction of repeatedly ingested material that does not pass into the intestine. See also phytobezoar, trichobezoar.
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Animal bezoars were once treasured for their supposed medicinal properties, and it is said that a gold-framed specimen was included in the 1622 inventory of Queen Elizabeth I's crown jewels.
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