liú
wèi

technical
noun

Meaning of 瘤胃

瘤胃 means rumen; the first stomach of ruminant animals. Pronounced liú wèi.

  • rumen; the first stomach of ruminant animals

Definitions & Examples

Niú
de
liú
wèi
róng
liàng
hěn
 
róng
shàng
bǎi
gōng
jīn
de
cǎo
liào
 

A cow's rumen has a large capacity and can hold over a hundred kilograms of forage.

Shí
zài
liú
wèi
jīng
guò
wēi
shēng
jiào
fēn
jiě
xiān
wéi
 

Food undergoes microbial fermentation in the rumen to break down cellulose.

Liú
wèi
nèi
de
tóu
zhuàng
yǒu
zhù
shōu
yíng
yǎng
zhì
 

The papillary protrusions on the rumen wall help absorb nutrients.

shēng
tōng
guò
liú
wèi
chuān穿
shù
wéi
niú
jìn
xíng
zhì
liáo
 

The veterinarian performed a rumen puncture to treat the cow.

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