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BEZOAR STONES

\bˈɛzɔː stˈə͡ʊnz], \bˈɛzɔː stˈə‍ʊnz], \b_ˈɛ_z_ɔː s_t_ˈəʊ_n_z]\

Definitions of BEZOAR STONES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[Pers.] Concretions found in the first stomach of some ruminants, especially goats; of hair, fibre, stony matter; once thought alexipharmic.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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