abomasum

Meaning

1. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;
2. 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.

Synonyms

maw

rennet-stomach

fourth stomach

true stomach

rennet-bag

reed tripe

reed

abomasus

Translations

caillette

abomaso

Labmagen

abomaso

abomasum

abomaso

lebmaag

leb

cuajar

caillotte

إنفحة

Fettmagen

lebbe

cuarto estómago

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/

Etymology

From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).