abomasum

[ ab-uh-mey-suhm ]

noun

, plural ab·o·ma·sa [ab-, uh, -, mey, -s, uh].

1. the fourth or true stomach of cud-chewing animals, lying next to the omasum.

abomasum

/ ˌæbəˈmeɪsəm /

noun

1. 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

abomasum

/ ăb′ō-mā′səm /

, Plural abomasa

1. 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.
2. See more at ruminant

Word History and Origins

Origin of abomasum¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1700–10; ab-, omasum

Word History and Origins

Origin of abomasum¹

C18: New Latin, from ab- ¹+ omāsum bullock's tripe

Example Sentences

These are called the paunch, the honeycomb stomach or bag, the manyplies and the abomasum.

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Finally there is the abomasum, out of which proceeds the small intestine.

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The fourth division of the stomach of the ox is called abomasum.

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Most, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.

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