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abomasum

abo·ma·sum

US/ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place

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Origin

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

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