abomasum

Definitions


[ˌabə(ʊ)ˈmeɪsəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the fourth stomach of a ruminant, which receives food from the omasum and passes it to the small intestine


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Origin:
late 17th century: modern Latin, from ab- ‘away, from’ + omasum (see omasum)




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