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vermiform::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | worm-shaped |
Examples of vermiform
vermiform
The orifice of the vermiform appendix lies an inch lower, at McBurney's point.
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Appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix located at the caecum.
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This axial cell may develop asexually into vermiform juveniles or it may produce eggs and sperm that self-fertilize to produce a ciliated infusiform larva.
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For non-cavers who read it, the sensation of being trapped in Mother Earth's vermiform appendix is persuasively real, and the impulse to run gasping into the open air is strong.
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- Resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical
- In the shape of a worm
- Latin vermis = a worm, and forma = shape; hence, worm-shaped.
