abomasum
[ab-uh-mey-suh m]
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noun, plural ab·o·ma·sa [ab-uh-mey-suh] /ˌæb əˈmeɪ sə/.
the fourth or true stomach of cud-chewing animals, lying next to the omasum.
Origin of abomasum
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Finally there is the abomasum, out of which proceeds the small intestine.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
Most, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal CavityGeorge. S. Huntington
These are called the paunch, the honeycomb stomach or bag, the manyplies and the abomasum.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural HistoryTheodore Wood
abomasum
noun
Word Origin for abomasum
C18: New Latin, from ab- 1 + omāsum bullock's tripe
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abomasum
[ăb′ō-mā′səm]
Plural abomasa
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