abomasum
[ ab-uh-mey-suhm ]
/ ˌæb əˈmeɪ səm /
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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.
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Sometimes ab·o·ma·sus [ab-uh-mey-suhs] /ˌæb əˈmeɪ səs/ .
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Example sentences from the Web for abomasum
These are called the paunch, the honeycomb stomach or bag, the manyplies and the abomasum.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore WoodFinally there is the abomasum, out of which proceeds the small intestine.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers BeddardThe fourth division of the stomach of the ox is called abomasum.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor|George DaddMost, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
British Dictionary definitions for abomasum
abomasum
/ (ˌæbəˈmeɪsəm) /
noun
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
Word Origin for abomasum
C18: New Latin, from ab- 1 + omāsum bullock's tripe
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Scientific definitions for abomasum
abomasum
[ ăb′ō-mā′səm ]
Plural abomasa
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. See more at ruminant.
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