trichobezoar /tricho·be·zoar/ (-be´zor) a bezoar composed of hair.
trichobezoar
trich·o·be·zoar (tr k  -b  zôr)n. See hairball. |
trichobezoar
rounded masses of felted hairs caused by animals licking themselves. Common in cats ('hairballs'), particularly the longhaired varieties, in rabbits and in shaggy cattle wintered outdoors. Can cause pyloric or intestinal obstruction and in cats, occasional vomiting. A common finding in the abomasum of normal ruminants during abattoir slaughter.
trichobezoar
Bezoar, hairball Psychology A bolus of hair, usually found in the stomach of a person who may have “issues”. See Bezoar.
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