Abomasum

//ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;

    "The abomasa of sheep grazing on natural pastures in the highveld of Zimbabwe were examined at Mt. Hampden abattoir between October 1985 and September 1986 for H. contortus. Of 304 abomasa, 213 (70%) harboured H. contortus."

  2. 2
    the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place wordnet
  3. 3
    The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum; the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.; the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

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"The abomasa of sheep grazing on natural pastures in the highveld of Zimbabwe were examined at Mt. Hampden abattoir between October 1985 and September 1986 for H. contortus. Of 304 abomasa, 213 (70%) harboured H. contortus."

Etymology

From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).

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