bezoar
noun
be·zoar ˈbē-ˌzȯr 
: any of various calculi found chiefly in the gastrointestinal organs and formerly believed to possess magical properties
called also bezoar stone
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The pendant is backed with an Indian bezoar stone, famous in Europe for its healing properties. 
Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022 The wild ancestor of today’s domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), the bezoar (C. aegagrus), was their primary prey. Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2021 Early modern royals acquired exotic natural artifacts such as bezoars—digestive stones produced in the intestines of large ruminants and believed to possess healing qualities. Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 25 Nov. 2019 No scientific evidence exists for any curative properties of bezoars. Peter Yeung, National Geographic, 22 Mar. 2019
Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022 The wild ancestor of today’s domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), the bezoar (C. aegagrus), was their primary prey. Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2021 Early modern royals acquired exotic natural artifacts such as bezoars—digestive stones produced in the intestines of large ruminants and believed to possess healing qualities. Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 25 Nov. 2019 No scientific evidence exists for any curative properties of bezoars. Peter Yeung, National Geographic, 22 Mar. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic dialect bezuwār, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian pād-zahr, from pād protecting (against) + zahr poison
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bezoar
noun
be·zoar ˈbē-ˌzō(ə)r, -ˌzȯ(ə)r
: any of various calculi found in the gastrointestinal organs especially of ruminants
called also bezoar stone