Vermiform appendix — Vermiform Ver mi*form, a. [L. vermis a worm + form.] Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the vermiform process of the cerebellum. [1913 Webster] {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the c[ae]cum in man and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vermiform appendix — n. the appendix extending from the cecum of the large intestine … English World dictionary
Vermiform appendix — Infobox Anatomy Name = Vermiform Appendix Latin = appendix vermiformis GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1178 Caption = Arteries of cecum and vermiform appendix. (Appendix visible at lower right, labeled as vermiform process ). Caption2 = Normal… … Wikipedia
Appendix (vermiform appendix) — A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine. Formally called the vermiform appendix because it is wormlike … Medical dictionary
vermiform appendix — noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch • Syn: ↑appendix, ↑vermiform process, ↑cecal appendage • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage … Useful english dictionary
vermiform appendix — Anat., Zool. a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 in. (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right hand part of the abdomen. See diag. under intestine. Also called appendix.… … Universalium
vermiform appendix — noun An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum, without known function. Syn: appendix … Wiktionary
vermiform appendix — see appendix … The new mediacal dictionary
vermiform appendix — ver′miform appen′dix n. anat. appendix 3) • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
vermiform appendix — /vɜməfɔm əˈpɛndɪks/ (say vermuhfawm uh pendiks) noun a narrow, blind tube protruding from the caecum, situated in the lower right hand part of the abdomen in humans, and having no known useful function, its diameter being about that of a pencil… …
Vermiform appendix and adjacent structures.
