Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The third division of the stomach of a ruminant animal, located between the abomasum and the reticulum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The third stomach of a ruminant; the psalterium or manyplies. See
abomasum .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See
manyplies , andIllust. underruminant .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
third part of thestomach of aruminant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The third stomach is called the omasum, which means book, and though I could see how someone looking might see pages, for me, the deep longitudinal folds of this stomach were drapes made of terrycloth.
The Body of a Cow 2008
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The third stomach is called the omasum, which means book, and though I could see how someone looking might see pages, for me, the deep longitudinal folds of this stomach were drapes made of terrycloth.
The Body of a Cow 2008
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Next, food passes to the omasum, which absorbs more nutrients and further reduces the particle size and water content.
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(The omasum of ruminants is represented only by a rudimentary area.)
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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Every part except the omasum, even including a rudimentary reticulum, is represented and occupies the same relative position.
11 The Bearded Pig 1983
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The most important function of the rumen and omasum is the maceration of the fibrous substances, and the digestion of the cellulose.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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The four compartments into which it is divided are the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum or true stomach.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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-- The different forms of acute indigestion are bloating, overloading of the rumen and impaction of the omasum.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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The manyplus, or omasum (third stomach), frequently becomes so choked up with food that it is hard and dry, and the operation of the digestive organs is very seriously impaired.
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The third compartment, the _omasum_, communicates anteriorly with the second and first, and posteriorly with the fourth compartment or true stomach.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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