BEZOARD OF THE DEER
\bˈɛzɔːd ɒvðə dˈi͡ə], \bˈɛzɔːd ɒvðə dˈiə], \b_ˈɛ_z_ɔː_d ɒ_v_ð_ə d_ˈiə]\
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A moist, highly odorous, fatty matter, found below the anterior canthus of the orbit of the red deer-Cervus el'ephas. It has been used, like castor, as an antispasmodic, in the dose of from 5 to 15 grains, two or three times a day.
By Robley Dunglison
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