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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 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
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| vermiform appendix or vermiform process | |
| —n | |
| Also called: appendix a wormlike pouch extending from the lower end of the caecum in some mammals. In man it is vestigial | |
| vermiform process or vermiform process | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Science Dictionary
vermiform appendix  (vûr'mə-fôrm') Pronunciation Key
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