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). [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm MESH:A13.869.106 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abomasum ]
Term information
- Wikipedia:Abomasum
- NCIT:C98702
- SCTID:410028001
- MESH:D000018
- UMLS:C0000780 (ncithesaurus:Abomasum)
- BTO:0000024
- GAID:1241
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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).