bezoar

[ bee-zawr, -zohr ]

/ ˈbi zɔr, -zoʊr /

noun

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

Obsolete. a counterpoison or antidote.

Origin of bezoar

1470–80; earlier bezear<Medieval Latin bezahar<Arabic bā(di)zahr<Persian pād-zahr counterpoison; -o-<New Latin

Words nearby bezoar

bezant, bez antler, bezel, Béziers, bezique, bezoar, Bezold's abscess, bezonian, Bezwada, bf, B.F.A.

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Example sentences from the Web for bezoar

The Arabic name of the bezoar (badesar) has the meaning of antidote.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown
The ancients, both Greeks and Latins, have no knowledge of the bezoar.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Other magic medicines exist such as aphrodisiacs, and bezoar stones.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan
The oldest domesticated goats seem to be descended from the Bezoar goat (Capra ægagrus), from the mountains of southwestern Asia.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler

It was called the bezoar stone, and was a concretion chiefly of resinous bile and magnesia, and the rest inert vegetable matter.
Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals|R. Lee

British Dictionary definitions for bezoar

bezoar

/ (ˈbiːzɔː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bezoar

C15: from Old French bézoard, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian bādzahr, from bād against + zahr poison

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Medical definitions for bezoar

bezoar

[ 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.

单词	bezoar
释义	bezoar [ bee-zawr, -zohr ] / ˈbi zɔr, -zoʊr / noun a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, especially ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. Obsolete. a counterpoison or antidote. Origin of bezoar 1470–80; earlier bezear<Medieval Latin bezahar<Arabic bā(di)zahr<Persian pād-zahr counterpoison; -o-<New Latin Words nearby bezoar bezant, bez antler, bezel, Béziers, bezique, bezoar, Bezold's abscess, bezonian, Bezwada, bf, B.F.A. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bezoar The Arabic name of the bezoar (badesar) has the meaning of antidote. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499\|Unknown The ancients, both Greeks and Latins, have no knowledge of the bezoar. Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon Other magic medicines exist such as aphrodisiacs, and bezoar stones. The Manbos of Mindano\|John M. Garvan The oldest domesticated goats seem to be descended from the Bezoar goat (Capra ægagrus), from the mountains of southwestern Asia. The New Stone Age in Northern Europe\|John M. Tyler It was called the bezoar stone, and was a concretion chiefly of resinous bile and magnesia, and the rest inert vegetable matter. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals\|R. Lee British Dictionary definitions for bezoar bezoar / (ˈbiːzɔː) / noun 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 Word Origin for bezoar C15: from Old French bézoard, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian bādzahr, from bād against + zahr poison Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for bezoar bezoar [ 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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