Look up: Abomasum

1. Abomasum
   The fourth stomach of a ruminant, sometimes known as the true stomach.
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2. abomasum
   [n] - the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
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3. Abomasum
   Ab`o·ma'sum Ab`o*ma'sus noun [ New Latin , from Latin ab + omasum (a Celtic word).] (Anat.) The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach omasum . See Ruminantia .
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4. abomasum
   <anatomy> 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) ...
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5. abomasum
   fourth stomach noun the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place
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6. Abomasum
   • (n.) Alt. of Abomasus
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7. abomasum
   (from the article `artiodactyl`) ...consists of four parts. These include the large rumen (or paunch), the reticulum, the omasum (psalterium or manyplies)—which are all believed to ...
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8. Abomasum
   An abomasum is the fourth stomach of a ruminant.
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9. Abomasum
   The `abomasum`, also known as the `maw`,<ref name="Chambers">http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/index.shtml The Chambers Dictionary, Ninth Edition, Chambers Harrap Publishers, 2003--> and the `rennet-bag`,<ref name="Chambers"/> and the `read`,<ref name="Chambe...
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