phytobezoarn.
/ˌfʌɪtəʊˈbiːzɔː/, U.S. /ˌfaɪdoʊˈbiˌzɔr/ Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
A bezoar composed chiefly of plant material (fibres, seeds, etc.).
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1897 W. Trelease in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7 493 An unusual phyto-bezoar.
1909 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 21 Aug. 617/1 In Schreiber's patient, a peasant woman, a phytobezoar was found at operation.
1942 H. J. Moersch in W. Walters et al. Carcinoma & Other Malignant Lesions of Stomach iv. 69 The color of a phytobezoar is generally much darker than that of a carcinoma and the surface is irregular and greatly pit-marked.
1979 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 June 1466/1 With the exception of the persimmon variety, phytobezoars consist of fibrous cellulose glued together by a proteinaceous cement.
2004 Jrnl. Zoo & Wildlife Med. 35 525 Medical treatment of phytobezoars with peanut butter or similar oil-containing substances in birds should be considered as an alternative to surgical extraction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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