Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An intestinal concretion.
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- noun A
mineral concretion in the intestinal tract. - noun chiefly UK A
bezoar .
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- noun a calculus occurring in the intestines
Etymologies
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Arabians and Arabian crosses, Morgans, American Saddlebreds, donkeys, and Miniature Horses are more susceptible to enterolith formation than other breeds.
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Modifications in diet can help prevent enterolith impaction, Morton reported.
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Arabians and Arabian crosses, Morgans, American Saddlebreds, donkeys, and Miniature Horses are more susceptible to enterolith formation than other breeds.
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Modifications in diet can help prevent enterolith impaction, Morton reported.
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Enteroliths -- In certain geographic areas, especially in California, horses fed high amounts of calcium - and magnesium-rich hay such as alfalfa might develop an intestinal "stone" known as an enterolith.
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