omasum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /oʊˈmeɪsəm/ (US)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin omāsum.
Meanings
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The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.
Finally, grazers, with the higher fluid throughput through the reticulorumen, require larger omasa (Table 4.6)—with the main function of omasa being the resorption of fluid, to prevent too diluted digesta reaching the sites of auto-enzymatic digestion (Clauss et al. 2006).
2019, Daryl Codron, Reinhold R. Hofmann, Marcis Clauss, “Chapter 4: Morphological and Physiological Adaptations for Browsing and Grazing”, in Iain J. Gordon, Herbert H. T. Prins, editors, The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing II, Springer, page 109:The role of the omasum is not entirely clear. The organ fills with very fluid digesta leaving the reticulo-rumen, but omasal contents are very dry and tightly compacted. Clearly, fluid absorption takes place in the omasum and in cattle, water, electrolytes and VFA^([volatile fatty acids]) are absorbed.
2019, Philip Hynd, Animal Nutrition, CSIRO Publishing, unnumbered page:The omasum is a spherical organ filled with muscular laminae (an estimated 90 to 130 in the bovine omasum) that lie in sheets, much like the pages of a book (giving the omasum its colloquial name, book stomach).
2018, Anna Dee Fails, Christianne Magee, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, Wiley Blackwell, page 385:The deer of the northern group are larger in body size and have well-developed rumino-reticulums, smaller omasums, and longer small intestines (Takatsuki 1988).
2009, Seiki Takatsuki, “17: Geographical Variations in Food Habits of Sika Deer: The Northern Grazer vs. the Southern Browser”, in Dale R. McCullough, Seiki Takatsuki, Koichi Kaji, editors, Sika Deer: Biology and Management of Native and Introduced Populations, Springer, page 235:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| omasums | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| omasa | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
abomasum · tripe · reticulum · rumen · fardel · psalterium · bible
Synonyms
manyplies · leaf tripe · psalterium · bible
Translations (78)
mk листавец (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · de Kalender (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ast nuera (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ml ഒമാസം (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · he קיבת העלעלים (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · gl entrefollo (leaf tripe (food)) · li blaadmaag (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ro omasum (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · it foglietto (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · fr feuillet (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · cmn 百葉 /百叶 (leaf tripe (food)) · sv bladmage (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · lt knygenos (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · de Psalter (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · gl santafollo (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · pt omaso (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · fi satakerta (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · cs kniha (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · eo omaso (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · hu pacal (leaf tripe (food)) · gl omaso (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · vi dạ lá sách (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ko 백엽 (leaf tripe (food)) · wa cint-fouyeas (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · li bookmaag (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ru кни́жка (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · pl księgi (leaf tripe (food)) · non laki (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ko 천엽 (leaf tripe (food)) · fo rukkulakki (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ckb ھەزارلۆغانە (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · sh lȉstavac (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ca omàsum (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · es omaso (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ia omaso (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ja センマイ (leaf tripe (food)) · gl entrefollo (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · fa هزارلا (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · cy clwtyn dilladog (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · de Blättermagen (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ar أُمّ التَلَافِيف (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ga mála an leabhair (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ga goile duilleach (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · hu százrétű (-gyomor) (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · br levrioù (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · sk kniha (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · pt saltério (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · cmn 重瓣胃 (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · grc ἐχῖνος (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · nl boekmaag (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · mg vorivorinkena (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · uk книжка (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · it omaso (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · be кніжка (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · it libro (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · se čeaksa (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · de Buch (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ko 겹주름위 (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · it centopelle (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ko 제3 위 (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · gl libro (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · nb bladmage (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ast llibru (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · nmn ǁkxʻân a̰a (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · pl księgi (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · lv grāmatnieks (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ca llibre (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · de Buchmagen (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · sh ли̏ставац (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · tr kırkbayır (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ja 千枚 (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · de Löser (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ga goile an leabhair (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · ro foios (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · bg кни́жка (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · cy cod fach (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · hu leveles (-gyomor) (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) · smj tjäksa (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant)