Where does “pharmacobezoar” come from?
pharmacobezoar (English) comes from English bezoar, from Spanish bezoar, from French bézoard, from Arabic بَازَهْر, from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- — to protect; to shepherd.
pharmacobezoar (English): 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
Definitions
- 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
Ancestry of “pharmacobezoar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bezoar | A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable... |
| 2 | Spanish | bezoar | bezoar |
| 3 | French | bézoard | bezoar |
| 4 | Arabic | بَازَهْر | bezoar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pʾtzhl | bezoar; antidote |
| 6 | Middle Persian | pʾt | — |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 | to protect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | paH- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |