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What Is The Technical Term For A Hairball?

Retry Correct Incorrect The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.” A bezoar also refers to any small stony concretion which can form in the stomachs of certain animals, especially animals who chew their cud.

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Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images

What Is The Technical Term For A Hairball?

• A bolus
• A keratinous mass
• A bezoar
• A choakee