abomasum
Pronunciation: /ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/
The English word “abomasum” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;
- the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.
Etymology
From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).
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