vermiform appendix

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.

vermiform appendix

noun

1. a wormlike pouch extending from the lower end of the caecum in some mammals. In man it is vestigial Also calledappendix

vermiform appendix

/ vûr′mə-fôrm′ /

1. See appendix

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermiform appendix¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

When a man suffers from such a disease as appendicitis, he does not talk about the "wickedness" of the vermiform appendix.

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For instance, this chart will help you locate vermiform appendix pains.

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The vermiform appendix requires especial care, for it may be mistaken for an adhesion and divided.

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Again, to take a case which applies to ourselves, and has a melancholy interest for us, one might mention the vermiform appendix.

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Typhlitis, tif-lī′tis, n. inflammation of the ccum and vermiform appendix—also Typhlonterī′tis.

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