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psal⋅te⋅ri⋅um

  [sawl-teer-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -te⋅ri⋅a  [-teer-ee-uh] . Zoology.
the omasum.
Origin:
1855–60; < LL psaltērium the Psalter, the folds of the omasum being likened to the leaves of a book

Related forms:
psal⋅te⋅ri⋅al, adjective
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psal·te·ri·um   (sôl-tîr'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. psal·te·ri·a (-tîr'ē-ə)
The omasum.

[Late Latin psaltērium, psalter (so called because when slit open its folds fall apart like the leaves of a book); see Psalter.]
psal·te'ri·al adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: psal·te·ri·um
Pronunciation: sol-'tir-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural psal·te·ria /-E-&/
1 : OMASUM
2 : HIPPOCAMPAL COMMISSURE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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