bezoar
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbiː.zɔːr/ /ˈbez.əʊ.ɑː/ us/ˈbiː.zɔːr/
(SOLID MASS)
medical specialized粪石，肠胃结石
a solid mass of material that cannot be digested, that remains in the body in the digestive system
The indigestible part of some foods could remain in the stomach too long and possibly form bezoars. 某些食物中无法消化的部分可能会在胃中停留过久，也许会形成粪石。
Gastric bezoars are a rare cause of abdominal pain. 胃中粪石是导致腹痛的罕见原因。
牛羊的胆囊结石，粪石，旧时认为具有魔力
a solid mass found in the digestive system, especially of a cow, goat, or sheep, that was believed in the past to have magical powers
Apparently a bezoar would counteract almost any poison. 据说粪石可以化解几乎任何毒药。
- More examples
- Bezoars can cause loss of appetite, constipation, nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain.
- A ball of hair, food, vegetable fibre and other indigestible material in the stomach is called a bezoar.
- Using an endoscopic irrigation device the bezoar was broken up and dislodged from the diverticulum.
- When Ron is poisoned, Harry quickly shoves a bezoar down his throat.
- In the 17th century a group of Jesuit monks in the Portuguese colony of Goa in India began producing man-made bezoars.
(GOAT)
（一种长着弯曲、扁平角的）野山羊
a type of wild goat with curved, flat horns
This wild goat or bezoar is the ancestor of the domestic goat. 这种野山羊是家养山羊的祖先。