Abomasum
the fourth or true stomach of cud-chewing animals, lying next to the .
Historical Examples
Most, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity George. S. Huntington
Finally there is the abomasum, out of which proceeds the small intestine.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia Frank Evers Beddard
These are called the paunch, the honeycomb stomach or bag, the manyplies and the abomasum.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History Theodore Wood
noun
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
abomasum
(āb’ō-mā’səm)
Plural abomasa
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. See more at ruminant.
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