- abomasa
- æbə'meɪsəm n. fourth stomach in cud chewing animals
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abomasum — noun (plural abomasa) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ab + omasum ox s tripe Date: circa 1706 the fourth compartment of the ruminant stomach that follows the omasum and has a true digestive function compare rumen, reticulum • abomasal … New Collegiate Dictionary
abomasum — /ab euh may seuhm/, n., pl. abomasa / seuh/. the fourth or true stomach of cud chewing animals, lying next to the omasum. See diag. under ruminant. [1700 10; < NL; see AB , OMASUM] * * * … Universalium
abomasum — [ˌabəʊ meɪsəm] noun (plural abomasa sə) Zoology the fourth stomach of a ruminant, which receives food from the omasum and passes it to the small intestine. Origin C17: mod. L., from ab away, from + omasum (see omasum) … English new terms dictionary
abomasum — [ab΄ə mā′səm] n. pl. abomasa [ab΄ə mā′sə] [ModL < AB + OMASUM] the fourth, or digesting, chamber of the stomach of a cud chewing animal, as the cow: see RUMINANT … English World dictionary
abomasum — n. (pl. abomasa) the fourth stomach of a ruminant. Etymology: mod.L f. AB + OMASUM … Useful english dictionary
