pharmacobezoar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bezoar comprising undigested medications and their vehicles, such as capsule casings and tablets; such bezoars can form in people with disrupted digestion, polypharmacy, or both.

Word forms

pharmacobezoar pharmacobezoars

Etymology

From pharmaco- + bezoar.

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