Definition of Vermeform
Ver"mi*form (?), a. [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 cæcum 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.
Ver"mi*form (?), a. [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 cæcum 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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