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o⋅ma⋅sum

  [oh-mey-suhm]
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–noun, plural -sa  [-suh] ,
the third stomach of a ruminant, between the reticulum and the abomasum; the manyplies.

Origin:
1700–10; < NL, L omāsum bullock's tripe
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o·ma·sum   (ō-mā'səm)   
n.   pl. o·ma·sa (-sə)
The third division of the stomach of a ruminant animal, located between the abomasum and the reticulum. Also called manyplies.

[Latin omāsum, bullock's tripe, probably of Celtic origin.]
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Main Entry: oma·sum
Pronunciation: O-'mA-s&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural oma·sa /-s&/
: thethird chamber of the ruminant stomach that is situated between the reticulum and the abomasum called also manyplies, psalterium; —compare RUMEN
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omasum   (ō-mā'səm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural omasa
The third division of the stomach in ruminant animals. It removes excess water from food and further reduces the size of food particles before passing them to the abomasum for digestion by enzymes. See more at ruminant.
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