omasum

A noun referring to the third compartment of the stomach in ruminant animals, involved in the absorption of water and nutrients.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le troisième compartiment de l'estomac des ruminants, qui participe à l'absorption de l'eau et des nutriments.

1. Third stomach compartment C2 formal scientific

   The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant animal, located between the reticulum and the abomasum, responsible for absorbing water and nutrients.

   • The omasum helps filter and absorb water from the digested food.
   • In cattle, the omasum is often called the 'manyplies' due to its layered structure.
   • The veterinarian examined the omasum for signs of infection.

   🇫🇷Omasum (troisième compartiment de l'estomac des ruminants)

   Synonymes: bookpsalterium

• omasa plural form
• omasa's possessive plural form
• omasum's possessive singular form