psalterium

[ sawl-teer-ee-uh m ]

/ sɔlˈtɪər i əm /

the omasum.

Origin of psalterium

1855–60; < Late Latin psaltērium the Psalter, the folds of the omasum being likened to the leaves of a book

psal·te·ri·al, adjective

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 Cavity |George. S. Huntington
The psalterium is reduced to a mere vestige, and so the stomach has, as in the Tragulina, but three chambers.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
And the fact that the "Psalterium Americanum" contained no musical notes or directions also militated against its use.

Sabbath in Puritan New England |Alice Morse Earle
I have read the "Psalterium Americanum" with care, and am impressed with its elegance, finish, and dignity.

Sabbath in Puritan New England |Alice Morse Earle

Psalterium juxta exemplar Alexandrinum bibliothecae regiae: Graecè, 8vo.

Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) |John Aubrey

psalterium

/ (sɔːlˈtɪərɪəm) /

the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants, between the reticulum and abomasum Also called: omasum

C19: from Latin psaltērium Psalter; from the similarity of its folds to the pages of a book