omasum
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omasa
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omasa
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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.
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See more at ruminant
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Etymology
Origin of omasum
1700–10; < New Latin, Latin omāsum bullock's tripe
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These animals do not have a rumen but have an omasum, abomasum, and reticulum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The ruminant regurgitates cud from the rumen, and the food is passed into the omasum for water removal and then into the small and large intestines for nutrient and further water absorption.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Ruminants regurgitate cud from the rumen, and the food is passed into the omasum for water removal and then into the small and large intestines for nutrient and further water absorption.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The ruminant regurgitates cud from the reticulum, chews it, and swallows it into a third stomach, the omasum, which removes water.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The most important function of the rumen and omasum is the maceration of the fibrous substances, and the digestion of the cellulose.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
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