trichophytobezoar
[trik″o-fi″to-be´zor] a bezoar composed of animal hair and vegetable fiber.
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trich·o·phy·to·be·zoar
(trik'ō-fī'tō-bē'zōr), A mixed hair and food ball, consisting of vegetable fibers, seeds and skins of fruits, and animal hair matted together to form a ball in the stomach of humans or other animals, especially ruminants.
[tricho- + G. phyton, plant, + bezoar]
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be·zoar
(bē'zōr) A concretion formed in the alimentary canal of animals, and occasionally humans; formerly considered to be a useful medicine with magical properties and apparently still used for this purpose in some places; according to the substance forming the ball, may be termed trichobezoar (hairball), trichophytobezoar (hair and vegetable fiber mixed), or phytobezoar (foodball).
[Pers. padzahr, antidote]
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trich·o·phy·to·be·zo·ar
(trik'ō-fī'tō-bē'zōr) Mixed hair and food ball, consisting of vegetable fibers, seeds and skins of fruits, and animal hair matted together to form a ball in the stomach.
[tricho- + G. phyton, plant, + bezoar]
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