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Definition of Abomasum

1. Noun. The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place.

Definition of Abomasum

1. n. The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach omasum. See Ruminantia.

Definition of Abomasum

1. Noun. (anatomy) The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach, the omasum. ¹

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Definition of Abomasum

1. the fourth stomach of a ruminant [n -SA]

Medical Definition of Abomasum

1. The fourth stomach of the cow. The abomasums of suckling calves are used as a source of rennet, a rennin-containing commercial enzyme preparation used to make cheese. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abomasum

Literary usage of Abomasum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Rapid oral flow of barium meal placed in the abomasum of one obstructed calf was observed radio- graphically. Furthermore, polyethylene glycol placed in the ..."

2. Text Book of Veterinary Medicine by James Law (1900)
"ACTINOMYCOSIS OF THE abomasum. This has been seen once by Professor Axe. ... Much of this liquid is passed at once into the abomasum, which with a capacity ..."

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