- bezoar stone
- noun see bezoar
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bezoar stone
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bezoar stone — noun see bezoar … Useful english dictionary
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Bezoar — Bezoarsteine in einer Ausstellungsvitrine des Deutschen Apothekenmuseums im Heidelberger Schloss Ein Bezoar (von arabisch bazahr) ist ein Ball aus verschluckten unverdaulichen Materialien wie Haaren, der als Trichobezoar physiologischerweise im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
bezoar — n. stone like mass found in stomach of ruminants, formerly used in East as antidote to poison. ♦ bezoardic, adj … Dictionary of difficult words
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