Bezoar
<be-zor>
gastric lump; fur ball;
A mass in the belly often made of fur.
The cat coughed up a bezoar. It was big and furry.
Memory trick:
Be sore. A cat is sore from having a fur ball.
Used at work:
I felt like there was a bezoar in my throat during the speech.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
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