vermiform
111mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …
112Evolution — Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) The world of organisms comprises a great system of individual forms generally classified according to structural… …
113Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …
114Caecum — The caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The caecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached to the… …
115Nodule — A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) to somewhat less than 2 cm (13/16 inch) in diameter. A nodule may be present in the epidermis, dermis or subcutis (at …
116appendicocele — The vermiform appendix in a hernial sac. [appendico + G. kele, hernia] * * * ap·pen·di·co·cele (ə penґdĭ ko sēl) hernia containing the vermiform appendix …
117appendicolithiasis — The presence of concretions in the vermiform appendix. [appendico + G. lithos, stone] * * * ap·pen·di·co·li·thi·a·sis (ə pen″dĭ ko″lĭ thiґə sis) [appendix + lithiasis] obstruction of the lumen of the vermiform… …
118appendicular — 1. Relating to an appendix or appendage. 2. Relating to the limbs, as opposed to axial, which refers to the trunk and head. * * * ap·pen·dic·u·lar .ap ən dik yə lər adj of or relating to an appendage: a) of or relating to a limb or limbs <the… …
119endoappendicitis — Simple catarrhal inflammation, limited more or less strictly to the mucosal surface of the vermiform appendix. * * * en·do·ap·pen·di·ci·tis (en″do ə pen″dĭ siґtis) inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the vermiform… …
120hydroappendix — Distention of the vermiform appendix with a serous fluid. * * * hy·dro·ap·pen·dix (hi″dro ə penґdiks) distention of the vermiform appendix with a watery fluid …
