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abomasum +  
The fourth stomach of ruminating animals, which is an elongated pear-shaped sac lying on the floor of the abdomen, on the right-hand side, and roughly between the seventh and twelfth ribs. It leads to the beginning of the small intestine. (Adapted From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed).
proventriculus 
reticulorumen +  
ruminant forestomach +  
stomach glandular region mucosa +  

Synonyms
Related Synonyms: fourth stomach ;   maw ;   read ;   rennet-bag ;   ruminant true stomach
Xrefs: BTO:0000024 ;   GAID:1241 ;   MESH:D000018 ;   NCI:C98702 ;   SCTID:410028001 ;   UMLS:C0000780 ;   Wikipedia:Abomasum
Definition Sources: MESH:A13.869.106, UBERON:cjm, Wikipedia:Abomasum

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