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(n.) A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bezoar'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bezoar.html. 1828.
 
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