abomasum

American  

[ab-uh-mey-suhm] / ˌæb əˈmeɪ səm /

Rarely abomasus

noun

abomasa plural

1. the fourth or true stomach of cud-chewing animals, lying next to the omasum.

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abomasum British  

/ ˌæbəˈmeɪsəm /

noun

1. the fourth and last compartment of the stomach of ruminants, which receives and digests food from the psalterium and passes it on to the small intestine

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abomasum Scientific  

/ ăb′ō-mā′səm /

abomasa plural

1. The fourth division of the stomach in ruminant animals, and the only one having glands that secrete acids and enzymes for digestion. It corresponds anatomically to the stomachs of other mammals.

2. See more at ruminant

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• abomasa
  plural

Etymology

Origin of abomasum

From New Latin, dating back to 1700–10; see origin at ab-, omasum