abomasum in British English
(ˌæbəˈmeɪsəm) or abomasus (ˌæbəˈmeɪsəs)
nounWord forms: plural -sa (-sə) or -si (-saɪ)the fourth and last compartment of the stomach of ruminants, which receives and digests food from the psalterium and passes it on to the small intestine
Word origin
C18: New Latin, from
ab-1 +
omāsum bullock's tripe