abomasal

ab·o·ma·sum

A0019500 (ăb′ō-mā′səm)n. pl. ab·o·ma·sa (-sə) The fourth division of the stomach in ruminant animals, such as cows, sheep, and deer, in which digestion takes place.

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[New Latin abomāsum : Latin ab-, ab- + Latin omāsum, tripe; see omasum.]

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ab′o·ma′sal (-səl) adj.

abomasal

(ˌæbəʊˈmeɪsəl) adj (Zoology) of or relating to the abomasum

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Adj.

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abomasal - relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants)