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omasum

o·ma·sum [ ō máyssəm ] (plural o·ma·sa [ ō máyssə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
ruminant's third stomach: the third compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, situated between the abomasum and the reticulum. The inner surface has folds that break up food particles.

[Early 18th century. < Latin, "bullock's tripe"]
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