The posterior portion of the avian stomach located between the PROVENTRICULUS and INTESTINE. It consists of a thick muscular wall and small stones (gastroliths) that function to mechanically grind SEEDS and other ingested objects.

Annotation

diseases: coordinate IM with STOMACH DISEASES /vet (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS /vet (IM) + histological type of neoplasm /vet (IM)

DUI

D005895 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0009254

Previous indexing

Birds (1966-1967); Poultry (1966-1967); Stomach (1966-1967)

History note

2017(1968)

Public note

2017; see GIZZARD 1968-2016