bezoar


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

be·zoar

 (bē′zôr′)
n.
A hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, plant fibers, or seeds, found in the stomach or intestine of animals, especially ruminants and sometimes humans. Bezoars were formerly considered to be antidotes to poisons and to possess magic properties.
[Middle English bezear, stone used as antidote to poison, probably from Old French bezahar, gastric or intestinal mass used as antidote to poison, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian pādzahr : pād-, protector (from Avestan pātar-; see pā- in Indo-European roots) + zahr, poison (from Middle Persian; see gwhen- in Indo-European roots).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

bezoar

(ˈbiːzɔː)
n
(Medicine) a hard mass, such as a stone or hairball, in the stomach and intestines of animals, esp ruminants, and man: formerly thought to be an antidote to poisons
[C15: from Old French bézoard, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian bādzahr, from bād against + zahr poison]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

be•zoar

(ˈbi zɔr, -zoʊr)

n.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
[1470–80; bezear < Medieval Latin bezahar < Arabic bā(di) zahr < Persian pād-zahr counterpoison]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations

be·zoar

n. bezoar, concreción formada de distintas materias tal como fibras vegetales y pelo, presente en el estómago tanto en el intestino humano como el de los animales.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bezoar

n bezoar m
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
All this coast is much infested with ravenous beasts, monkeys, and serpents, of which last here are some seven feet in length, and thicker than an ordinary man; in the head of this serpent is found a stone about the bigness of an egg, resembling bezoar, and of great efficacy, as it is said, against all kinds of poison.
View in context
The bezoar, that was found in the heart of the Arabian deer, was a charm that could cure the plague.
View in context
Some 32 of them, such as blazilius horseshoe bat, southern horseshoe bat, porcupine, manul, bezoar goat and Caucasian muflon live inZangazur National Park.
Free entrance days in national parks
On exploration, a segment of the jejunum 100 cm proximal to the cecum was found to be completely occluded by a large and partially mobile mass with a hardness of stone that was initially thought to be a bezoar. After a longitudinal incision was made in the small intestine, we found a huge gallstone with a size of 5-6 cm.
A typical gallstone ileus: Clinical, radiological and operational findings
Cholestasis caused by an intradiverticular bezoar. Endoscopic treatment.
DUODENAL DIVERTICULUM ASSOCIATED WITH PANCREATITIS - A CASE REPORT/DIVERTIKULUM DUODENUMA UDRUZEN SA PANKREATITISOM - PRIKAZ SLUCAJA
It is suggested that in similar circumstances, where a bezoar may be present in the stomach in conjunction with ileus, an abdominal plain radiograph should be initially performed to investigate the gastric emptying which is usually slow; the CT scan should follow when the iodinated contrast is partly propelled from the stomach.
Surgical and Endoscopic Treatment of a Double Phytobezoar Causing Ileus and Jaundice: A Case Report
KEYWORDS: Non-traumatic Perforation, Perforation, Small bowel perforation, Bezoar.
Treatment results of small bowel perforations due to unusual causes
It's time that got an upgrade," said Elizabeth Latham, co-founder of Texas-based Bezoar Laboratories.
How to make cattle belch less and be more eco-friendly
The term bezoar is believed to be derived from the Arabic badzehr or the Persian panzehr, meaning antidote.
Rapunzel syndrome: A South African variety
On the basis of ultrasound findings of a large echogenic mass within the lumen of the stomach, a large bezoar was suspected (Fig.
Rapunzel syndrome: a rare form of trichobezoar in the stomach with some extension into the small intestine
Ingestion of gloves, foam, spray foam, bread clip, plastic wires, polystyrene, polyethylene and vinyl can lead to bezoar formation8.
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FOREIGN BODIES IN CHILDREN: PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?