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vermis

/vur-mis/US // ˈvɜr mɪs //UK // (ˈvɜːmɪs) //

蛭子,胚胎,胚芽,胚胎期

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ver·mes [vur-meez]. /ˈvɜr miz/. Anatomy.

    • : the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.

Examples

  • Like the cerebrum, the cerebellum has two hemispheres, separated by a structure called the vermis.

  • The vermis and large barnacles abound, which are so destructive to shipping without copper bottoms.

  • I have never found the Struthiolaria vermis except cast up on ocean beaches, and it is comparatively rare.

  • It consists of two hemispheres or lateral lobes, and of a median or central lobe, which in human anatomy is called the vermis.

  • Is not tola, the worm-dye, perhaps the same with purple, because the ancients made no distinction between vermis and snail?

  • The Bishop hung his head and replied, "Vermis sum—I am a worm."

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