hairball

hairball definition - medical

hair·ball (hârˈbôlˌ)

noun
A small mass of hair located in the stomach or intestine of an animal, such as a cat, resulting from an accumulation of small amounts of hair that are swallowed each time the animal licks its coat. Also called pilobezoar, trichobezoar.

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