omasum

IPA: oʊmˈɑsʌm

(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.

Examples of "omasum" in Sentences

(The omasum of ruminants is represented only by a rudimentary area.)
The four compartments into which it is divided are the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum or true stomach.
-- The different forms of acute indigestion are bloating, overloading of the rumen and impaction of the omasum.
Next, food passes to the omasum, which absorbs more nutrients and further reduces the particle size and water content.
Every part except the omasum, even including a rudimentary reticulum, is represented and occupies the same relative position.
The most important function of the rumen and omasum is the maceration of the fibrous substances, and the digestion of the cellulose.
The third compartment, the _omasum_, communicates anteriorly with the second and first, and posteriorly with the fourth compartment or true stomach.
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.
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 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.