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ver⋅mis

  [vur-mis]
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–noun, plural -mes  [-meez] . Anatomy.
the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.

Origin:
1885–90; < NL; L: worm; so called from its shape
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ver·mis   (vûr'mĭs)   
n.   pl. ver·mes (-mēz)
The region of the cerebellum lying between and connecting the two hemispheres.

[New Latin, from Latin, worm; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: vermes
plural of VERMIS

Main Entry: Ver·mes
Pronunciation: 'v&r-(")mEz
Function: noun plural
: any of several major divisions of the animal kingdom: as a informer classifications : a taxon containing all invertebrates with the exception of the arthropods b in some especially former classifications : a taxoncomprising the typically soft-bodied and more or less vermiform invertebrates including the flatworms, roundworms, annelid worms, and minor forms, and usually held to be a purely artificial grouping

Main Entry: ver·mis
Pronunciation: 'v&r-mis
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ver·mes /-"mEz/
1 : either of two parts of the median lobe of the cerebellum: a : one slightly prominent on the upper surface called also superior vermis b : one on the lowersurface sunk in the vallecula called also inferior vermis
2 : the median lobe or part of the cerebellum
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vermis ver·mis (vûr'mĭs)
n. pl. ver·mes (-mēz)
The narrow middle zone occurring between the two hemispheres of the cerebellum.

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