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VERMIFORM PROCESS

\vˈɜːmɪfˌɔːm pɹˈə͡ʊsɛs], \vˈɜːmɪfˌɔːm pɹˈə‍ʊsɛs], \v_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_f_ˌɔː_m p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɛ_s]\

Definitions of VERMIFORM PROCESS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

(1) Appendix vermiformis, processus vermiformis; (2) vermis of the cerebellum.
(1) The middle lobe, or vermis, of the cerebellum; (2) the v. appendix.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

either surface (superior or inferior) of the median lobe of the cerebellum, or the lobe itself.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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