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phytobezoar

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phytobezoar /phy·to·be·zoar/ (fi″to-be´zor) a bezoar composed of vegetable fibers.
phy·to·be·zoar (ft-bzôr)
n.
See food ball.
phytobezoar [fi″to-be´zor]
a bezoar composed of vegetable fibers.
phytobezoar
a bezoar composed of vegetable fibers. Common in cattle as abomasal inclusions. Important as a cause of pyloric or intestinal obstruction. See intestinal obstruction, romulea, bovine colic.
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Bezoars occur mainly in young women and are named according to the substances that are swallowed and produce them, including hair (trichobezoar), phytobezoar (vegetable fibers), diospyrobezoar (persimmon fibers), or pharmacobezoar (tablets/semi-liquid masses of drugs).
Rapunzel syndrome: a trichobezoar extending into the ileum by Taori, Kishor; Deshmukh, Amol; Rathod, Jawahar; Sheorain, Veerendersingh; Sanyal, Rupan / Applied Radiology
Other desirable supplemental components include lactase to assist the body's ability to break down lactose (milk sugar) from dairy products; papain from papaya, to assist with protein digestion; and cellulase, to prevent the development of a rare condition known as gastric phytobezoar, in which undigested cellulose, or plant fiber, forms a mass with other plant constituents, which may cause blockage within the gastrointestinal system.
Promoting optimal nutrition with digestive enzymes by Kiefer, Dale / Life Extension
One week earlier, at another healthcare center, an upper gastrointestinal system endoscopic examination showed phytobezoar at the bulbus, reflux gastritis and gastric ulcer.
Small bowel obstruction caused by phytobezoar and associated with ... by Erbayrak, Mustafa / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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