bezoars
Gut-formed mineral masses
Bezoars are masses of indigestible material that accumulate in the digestive tract, typically the stomach.
They form from swallowed hair, plant fibers, or other substances that clump together over time.
Once prized in medieval medicine as antidotes to poison, bezoars now appear mainly in medical contexts as gastrointestinal obstructions requiring treatment: The surgeon removed a bezoar the size of a grapefruit.
Digestive organ below chest
- intestinalOf the gut
- gastricOf the stomach
- indigestibleCannot be absorbed
- hairballIngested fur mass
obstruction · blockage · mass · accumulation · ruminant · antacid · remedy · calculus
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
- intestinalOf the gut
- gastricOf the stomach
- indigestibleCannot be absorbed
hairball · obstruction · blockage · mass · accumulation · ruminant · antacid · remedy · calculus · concretion
bezoarspoisons
Harmful ingested substances
toxins · venoms · kidney stones · gallstones