vermiform appendix

noun Anatomy, Zoology.

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

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Words nearby vermiform appendix

vermicule, vermiculite, vermiculose, vermiculture, vermiform, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, vermifugal, vermifuge, vermilion, vermilion border

Origin of vermiform appendix

First recorded in 1770–80

Also called appendix.

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British Dictionary definitions for vermiform appendix

vermiform appendix

vermiform process

noun

a wormlike pouch extending from the lower end of the caecum in some mammals. In man it is vestigialAlso called: appendix

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Medical definitions for vermiform appendix

vermiform appendix

n.

A wormlike intestinal diverticulum starting from the blind end of the cecum in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen and ending in a blind extremity.

Scientific definitions for vermiform appendix

vermiform appendix

[ vûr′mə-fôrm′ ]

See appendix.