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Definition of Omasum
1. Noun. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
Group relationships: Ruminant
Generic synonyms: Breadbasket, Stomach, Tum, Tummy
Definition of Omasum
1. n. The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies, and Illust. under Ruminant.
Definition of Omasum
1. Noun. The third part of the stomach of a ruminant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Omasum
1. the third stomach of a ruminant [n -SA]
Medical Definition of Omasum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Omasum
Literary usage of Omasum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"These hitter are analogous in constitution to thoi-e of tlie omasum, cross i;>.
a very oblique manner the great ax s of tho ..."
2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1907)
"The reticulum, omasum, and abomasum are also implicated. ... The insufficiently
prepared ingesta irritate the omasum and small intestine. (a. ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Bovine Medicine and Surgery by John Woodroffe Hill (1882)
"and situated behind the omasum, above the right sac of the rumen. On the right
it touches the diaphragm and the hypochondriac ; on the left it is related to ..."
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