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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 centimeters) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
vermiform appendix
noun
- 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′ /
- See appendix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vermiform appendix1
First recorded in 1770–80
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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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