Anatomy
abomasum
ab·o·ma·sum [ ab-uh-mey-suhm ]
Subclass of:
Stomach, Ruminant
Definitions related to abomasum:
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The fourth stomach of ruminating animals. It is also called the "true" stomach. It is an elongated pear-shaped sac lying on the floor of the abdomen, on the right-hand side, and roughly between the seventh and twelfth ribs. It leads to the beginning of the small intestine. (From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The glandular stomach of ruminants.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The glandular stomach of the ruminant.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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