abomasum

American  

[ab-uh-mey-suhm] / ˌæb əˈmeɪ səm /

Rarely abomasus

noun

PLURAL

abomasa

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

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abomasum British  

/ 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

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abomasum Scientific  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of abomasum

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

Example Sentences

One offering will be abomasum, the fourth stomach of a cow, which will be prepared in a two-day process — first, cleaned to banish unsavory odors, then marinated in spices before it is grilled.

From New York Times

On top of that, his cows were routinely sick with a stomach ailment called displaced abomasum, which is common to high-production dairy cows and requires surgery.

From Salon

In a shallow bath of a hearty brown sauce of ground nuts and red oil sat part of one of the four chambers of a cow’s stomach, the rumen, or omasum, or perhaps the abomasum.

From New York Times

The first stomach or paunch; b. the second stomach, bonnet, king's-hood, or honey-comb; o. the third stomach, or omasum; a. the fourth stomach, or abomasum; g. the gullet; py. the pylorus.

From Project Gutenberg

Both these fluids are conveyed into the abomasum by means of small tubes or canals.

From Project Gutenberg