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omasum

[ oh-mey-suhm ]

noun

, plural o·ma·sa [oh-, mey, -s, uh],
  1. the third stomach of a ruminant, between the reticulum and the abomasum; the manyplies.


omasum

/ əʊˈmeɪsəm /

noun

  1. another name for psalterium
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omasum

/ ō-māsəm /

, Plural omasa

  1. The third division of the stomach in ruminant animals. It removes excess water from food and further reduces the size of food particles before passing them to the abomasum for digestion by enzymes.
  2. See more at ruminant


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Word History and Origins

Origin of omasum1

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin omāsum bullock's tripe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of omasum1

C18: from Latin: bullock's tripe
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Example Sentences

Aboma′sum, or Aboma′sus, the fourth stomach of ruminating animals, next the omasum or third stomach.

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