ABOMASA

Noun

abomasa

plural of abomasum

Source: Wiktionary


ABOMASUM

Ab`o*ma"sum, Ab`o*ma"sus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ab + omasum (a Celtic word.] (Anat.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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