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psalterium

psalterium

9.9
A stomach chamber in animals like cows and sheep that filters food before digestion
  • noun
  • /sɔlˈtɪr.i.əm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : psalterio
  • The psalterium is responsible for further filtering ingested material before it enters the abomasum.

Examples

  • The psalterium is crucial for digestion in cows.

  • In ruminants, the psalterium follows the reticulum.

  • A blockage in the psalterium can severely affect the cow's digestion.

  • During the dissection, we identified the reticulum, psalterium, and abomasum as distinct chambers.

  • In ruminant animals, the psalterium is located between the reticulum and the abomasum, playing a key role in digestion.

  • The psalterium helps to absorb nutrients in the stomach of cows and sheep.

  • Veterinarians study the structure of the psalterium to better understand digestion in livestock.

Synonyms

omasum
vspsalterium
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Part of a cow's stomach that absorbs water and nutrients

is the location-based term without stating absorption function
third stomach
vspsalterium
  • Specialized
9.1

A part of a cow's or sheep's stomach that takes in water and nutrients from food

is the specific anatomical term indicating location between reticulum and abomasum

Surface Forms

psalterium singular
psalteria plural

Etymology

Psalterium comes from the old Greek psaltērion, meaning 'psaltery' or 'small harp'. The name was given because this third stomach chamber has many thin folds that look like the harp's strings, and those folds help to filter and squeeze food before it moves on.