Definition of Hair ball
1. Noun. A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur).
Medical Definition of Hair ball
1. A hair cast in the stomach or intestinal tract, common in cats. Synonym: hair ball, pilobezoar. Origin: tricho-+ bezoar (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Hair ball
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1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"Radiograph of Dr. CT Holland's second case of hair ball in the stomach.
"Shortly after swallowing/a breakfast cupful of the contrast meal the whole stomach ..."
2. A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Calculi and Other Animal by Thomas Taylor (1845)
"A small hair-ball, made up of long black and white hairs. ... A hair-ball of a
light brown colour, having a rude triangular figure. From a Cow. ..."
3. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1899)
"I said it was pretty bad money, but maybe the hair-ball would take it, because
maybe it wouldn't know the difference. Jim smelt it and bit it and rubbed it, ..."
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