rumen
pronunciation
How to pronounce rumen in British English:
UK ['ru:men]
How to pronounce rumen in American English:
US ['rumen]
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- Noun:
- the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
Word Origin
- rumen (n.)
- "first stomach of a ruminant," 1728, from Latin rumen "the throat," of uncertain origin.
Example
- 1. Diagram of neuroendocrine integration of rumen metabolism in ruminants .
- 2. On post mortem find distended rumen or abomasum .
- 3. Table 2 comparison of rumen dynamic fermentation parameters of alcohol 2 fermented corn with regular corn .
- 4. Rumen fistula to obtain rumen samples .
- 5. Effect of unsaturated fatty acid and monensin on rumen and blood fatty acid synthesis in sheep .