abomasum
[ ab-uh-mey-suh m ]
/ ˌæb əˈmeɪ səm /
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.
Words nearby abomasum
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abolla,
abomasum,
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abomey,
abominable,
abominable snowman,
abominate
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 WoodMost, 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. HuntingtonFinally there is the abomasum, out of which proceeds the small intestine.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
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
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.