Relating to or affecting the abomasum, the fourth stomach chamber of ruminant animals.
Formed from 'abomasum' plus the Latin suffix '-alis', meaning 'pertaining to'. The suffix '-al' is standard in English for creating adjectives from anatomical terms.
Farmers and veterinarians watch abomasal health closely because this stomach chamber is where most nutrients from plants are actually absorbed, so problems here can devastate a cow's growth or milk production.
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