be-zoar

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be⋅zoar

[bee-zawr, -zohr]

–noun

1.	a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

2.	Obsolete. a counterpoison or antidote.

Origin:
1470–80; earlier bezear < ML bezahar < Ar bā(di)zahr < Pers pād-zahr counterpoison; -o- < NL

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Word Origin & History

bezoar

1477, from Arabic bazahr, from Pers. pad-zahr "counter-poison," from pad "protecting, guardian, master" + zahr "poison." Originally "antidote," later specifically in reference to a concoction from solid matter found in the stomachs and intestines of ruminants, which was held to have antidotal qualities (1580).

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: be·zoar
Pronunciation: 'bE-"zO(&)r, -"zo(&)r
Function: noun
: any of various calculi found in the gastrointestinal organsespecially of ruminants called also bezoar stone

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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bezoar be·zoar (bē'zôr')
n.
A hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or the seeds and skins of fruits, formed in the alimentary canal.

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