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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 cerebellumVermiform 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.
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)
- In the shape of a worm.
Derived terms
Translations
in the shape of a worm
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