psalterium

Thân thiện

The diagram clearly labels the psalterium in the cow's digestive system.

Definition

Noun 1. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant: The psalterium is a specific part of the digestive system in animals like cows, sheep, and goats. It is also commonly known as the omasum. Its primary function is to further absorb water and nutrients from the food after it has been processed in the first two stomach compartments.

Usage Examples

• The veterinarian examined the cow's psalterium for signs of blockage.
• In ruminant anatomy, the psalterium comes after the reticulum and before the abomasum.
• The many folds inside the psalterium increase its surface area for absorption.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in specialized fields such as veterinary science, zoology, and animal husbandry.
• It can be used in a comparative anatomical context when discussing the evolution or differences in digestive systems among species.

Variants and Related Words

• Omasum (noun): This is the more common modern term for the psalterium. The two words are synonyms in scientific contexts.
• Ruminant (noun): An animal, such as a cow or deer, that has a stomach divided into multiple compartments (including the psalterium) for digesting plant material.

Synonyms

• Omasum
• Manyplies (an older, descriptive term referring to its many folds)

Related Terms (Not Synonyms)

• Reticulum: The second stomach compartment.
• Rumen: The first and largest stomach compartment.
• Abomasum: The fourth, "true" stomach compartment, similar to a human stomach.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

Từ đồng nghĩa

• omasum
• third stomach