ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEZOAR
From Old French bézoard, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian bādzahr, from bād against + zahr poison.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEZOAR»
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bezoar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Gastrointestinal Disease: An Endoscopic Approach
The term bezoar refers to a tightly packed mass of undigested fruit or vegetable
matter, hair, or other ingested materials that form in the gastrointestinal tract. Both
human and animal bezoars have been known since antiquity. The first bezoars ...
Anthony J. DiMarino, Stanley B. Benjamin, 2002
2
A New Medical Dictionary: Containing an Explanation of the ...
Bezo.hi bovinum. the bezoar from the ox. Bezoar Germanicum. The bezoar from
the alpine goat. Bezoaii hvstiiisis. Lapis porcinvs. Lapis malacensis. Pedro del
porco. The bezoar of the Indian porcupine. Said to be found in the gall-bladder of
...
3
Imaging of the Newborn, Infant, and Young Child
Gastric bezoar. A. The fundus is full of granular-appearing material, and there is a
thin rim of air (arrows) interposed between the bezoar and the gastric wall. B.
Another patient with a trichobezoar, demonstrating characteristic findings on
upper ...
Leonard E. Swischuk, 2004
4
Pharmacology and Applications of Chinese Materia Medica
Experiments with mice proved that oral cow bezoar could potentiate the central
depressant action of chloral hydrate, urethane, and morphine (2). Concomitant
use of the artificial or natural cow bezoar with pentobarbital sodium markedly ...
Hson-Mou Chang, Paul P. H. But, 2001
5
Chinese Materia Medica: Chemistry, Pharmacology and Applications
Both natural and artificial bezoar at an oral daily dose of 600 mg/kg for 6 days
antagonized convulsions caused by subcutaneous administration of cocaine or
caffeine in mice. Their anticonvulsant potencies were similar. In another
experiment ...
There wore two groat varieties: the Bet' oar orienta'le, An'imal Bezoar' - lirum
orienta'le, formed in the fourth stomach of the gazelle of India (Gnzel'la In'dica, or
rather Antil'op* cervica'pra :) and the Bez'oar occiden- ta'li. Animal Bezoar'ticum ...
7
Magazine of natural history
This kind of bezoar is of a brown colour, and is confined principally to
herbivorous animals; as the elephant, horse, ass, &c. The horse bezoar (Bezoar *
equinum, or hippolite, as it was formerly called) was generally composed of this
triple ...
John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson, 1831
8
The System of Natural History
We have enquired into the nature of this matter, which serves as a nucleus to the
Oriental bezoar, from which a judgement may be formed of the kind of animal that
has swallowed them. This nucleus is of -various kinds, sometimes pieces of ...
Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon, 1800
9
Modern History Or the Present State of All Nations
Bezoar. Rupee 2 3. 3 J- Pepper trade. / - ^ Mismanage- merits in the English
factories. Advantage of gari soiling the English settlements by his Majesty. Goods
brought from Sumatra. Pepper, gold dust. Frequent struggles between the King
and ...
10
A history of the materia medica: containing descriptions of ...
850 OCCIDENTAL BEZOAR, There are found from one, to five or six of these
Stones, in the Stomach of a single Animal. Many of the Species are indeed
wholly without them, and others of them have more than the Number just
mentioned.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEZOAR»
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bezoar is used in the context of the following news items.
Sunken Ship's Treasures to Go Up for Auction
Also up for auction is the Bezoar Stone, which was believed to remove poisons and toxins from liquids. Click for more on the Nuestra Senora de ... «Newser, Jul 15»
Public advised not to be deceived into buying 'magical' bezoar stones
KOTA TINGGI: The public, especially the elderly in Johor are advised not to fall prey to tactics by certain people out to make a fast buck selling ... «The Borneo Post, Jun 15»
Doctors remove FIVE FOOT hairball from Indian teenager's stomach
A hairball - called a bezoar - extends from the stomach, with it's 'tail' in the small intestine. Hairballs are accumulations of human or vegetable ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Because DUOPA is administered using a PEG-J or naso-jejunal tube gastrointestinal complications can occur including bezoar; ileus; implant ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jun 15»
Not a miracle cure
This "miracle cure" that has been circulating the Internet and through the word-of-mouth is none other than porcupine bezoar stones. And it is a ... «The Star Online, Jun 15»
Girl, 5, with 'Rapunzel syndrome' has huge HAIRBALL from stomach …
A hairball - called a bezoar - extends from the stomach, with it's 'tail' in the small intestine. Hairballs are accumulations of human or vegetable ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
Armenia offers refuge for Europe's last leopards
We tell them that if they hunt bezoar goats or boar or even rabbits, then there will be less food for the wolf and bear and lynx. And then they are ... «Public Radio of Armenia, May 15»
Balloon in Gut as Primary Weight-Loss Treatment?
The balloon was filled with 500-600 cc of saline and formed a "bezoar" so that patients felt a feeling of satiety. It was removed after 6 months. «MedPage Today, May 15»
Taj Mahal the mausoleum is magnificent – but Taj Mahal the …
The 1903-04 report, curiously, says that one of the stones found was a 78lb piece of pazahr or bezoar stone. You can read about this intriguing ... «Scroll.in, May 15»
The interesting history of madstones
Madstones, also known as bezoar stones or enteroliths, resemble rocks but are actually concretions of mineral salts combined with hair and ... «Arkansas Online, Feb 15»
