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vermiform

/vur-muh-fawrm/US // ˈvɜr məˌfɔrm //UK // (ˈvɜːmɪˌfɔːm) //

蛭形,蛭子状,鼠形,蛭子形

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : resembling a worm in shape; long and slender.

Examples

  • When a man suffers from such a disease as appendicitis, he does not talk about the "wickedness" of the vermiform appendix.

  • For instance, this chart will help you locate vermiform appendix pains.

  • The vermiform appendix requires especial care, for it may be mistaken for an adhesion and divided.

  • Again, to take a case which applies to ourselves, and has a melancholy interest for us, one might mention the vermiform appendix.

  • This “vermiform body” of M. Woronin has since come to be recognized under the name of “scolecite.”