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Bezoar
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What's The Definition Of Bezoar?Synonyms | Synonyms for Bezoar: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bezoar: See Also | Bezoar In Webster's Dictionary \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b['e]zoard, fr. Ar. b[=a]zahr,
b[=a]dizahr, fr. Per. p[=a]d-zahr bezoar; p[=a]d protecting +
zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]
A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain
ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the
Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote
for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,
or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar
orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.
{Bezoar antelope}. See {Antelope}.
{Bezoar goat} (Zo["o]l.), the wild goat ({Capra [ae]gagrus}).
{Bezoar mineral}, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.
--Ure.
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