vermis
[vur-mis]
- the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
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Origin of vermis
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Like the cerebrum, the cerebellum has two hemispheres, separated by a structure called the vermis.
Historical Examples
The Latin name for the same discomfort was verminatio, from vermis, a worm.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)Ernest Weekley
The Bishop hung his head and replied, "Vermis sum—I am a worm."
Les MisrablesVictor Hugo
The vermis and large barnacles abound, which are so destructive to shipping without copper bottoms.
Observations Upon The Windward Coast Of AfricaJoseph Corry
I have never found the Struthiolaria vermis except cast up on ocean beaches, and it is comparatively rare.
Beautiful Shells of New ZealandE. G. B. Moss
It consists of two hemispheres or lateral lobes, and of a median or central lobe, which in human anatomy is called the vermis.
vermis
- anatomy the middle lobe connecting the two halves of the cerebellum
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Word Origin
C19: via New Latin from Latin: worm
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vermis
(vûr′mĭs)- The narrow middle zone occurring between the two hemispheres of the cerebellum.
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