abomasum

Noun

abomasum (plural abomasa or abomasums)

1. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;
   • The abomasa of sheep grazing on natural pastures in the highveld of Zimbabwe were examined at Mt. Hampden abattoir between October 1985 and September 1986 for H. contortus. Of 304 abomasa, 213 (70%) harboured H. contortus.1990, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Animal Disease Occurrence, Volumes 11-14, page 60
   • 1996 [1991, Ellis Horwood Limited], R. K. Robinson, A. Y. Tamime, Feta & Related Cheeses, Woodhead Publishing Limited, page 54,
     Traditionally, coagulation of the milk for Feta cheese manufacture was achieved using rennet produced by cheesemakers themselves from the abomasa of lambs and kids...

   Synonyms:

   rennet stomach, rennet bag, reed tripe

2. the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

   Synonyms:

   rennet stomach, rennet bag, reed tripe