NOTE: This is the Professional Version. CONSUMERS: Click here for the Consumer Version. A bezoar is a tightly packed collection of partially digested or undigested material that is unable to exit the stomach. Gastric bezoars are usually rare and can occur in all age groups. They often occur in patients with behavior disorder or abnormal gastric emptying and also after gastric surgery.
verb (used without object), presided, presiding. 1. to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson. 2. to exercise management or control (usually followed by over): The lawyer presided over the estate. Origin of preside.
(3) At the time any unfavorable action is taken the presiding officer shall serve upon each party a brief statement of the reasons for the decision. Within ten days, the presiding officer shall give the parties a brief written statement of the reasons for the decision and information about any internal administrative review available.