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
- : 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.”
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