See Also: trichophytobezoar(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
medicine man(encyclopedia)
medicine(dictionary)
medicine(dictionary)
medicine(2)(dictionary)
medicine(1)(dictionary)
medicine(encyclopedia)

trichophytobezoar (medicine)


trichophytobezoar


A mixed hair and food ball, consisting of vegetable fibres, seeds and skins of fruits, and animal hair that are matted together to form a ball in the stomach of man or animals, especially ruminants.

Synonym: phytotrichobezoar.

Origin: tricho-+ G. Phyton, plant, + bezoar