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Definition of Abomasum

1. Noun. The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place.

Definition of Abomasum

1. n. The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach omasum. See Ruminantia.

Definition of Abomasum

1. Noun. (anatomy) The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach, the omasum. ¹

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Definition of Abomasum

1. the fourth stomach of a ruminant [n -SA]

Medical Definition of Abomasum

1. 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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