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Webster 1913 Edition


Vermiform

Ver′mi-form

,
Adj.
[L.
vermis
a worm +
-form
.]
Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular;
as, the
vermiform
process of the cerebellum
.
Vermiform appendix
(Anat.)
,
a slender blind process of the caecum in man and some other animals; – called also
vermiform appendage
, and
vermiform process
. Small solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones, sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal, inflammation. See Illust. under
Digestion
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vermiform

VERM'IFORM

,
Adj.
[L. vermis, a worm, and forma, form.]
Having the form or shape of a worm; as the vermiform process of the cerebellum.

Definition 2024


vermiform

vermiform

English

Adjective

vermiform (comparative more vermiform, superlative most vermiform)

  1. In the shape of a worm.

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