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• vermiform — VERMIFÓRM, Ă, vermiformi, e, adj. Care are forma sau mişcarea caracteristică unui vierme; vermicular. – Din fr. vermiforme. cf. it. v e r m i f o r m e. Trimis de ana zecheru, 03.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  VERMIFÓRM adj. vermicular. (Cu aspect… …   Dicționar Român

• Vermiform — Ver mi*form, a. [L. vermis a worm + form.] Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the vermiform process of the cerebellum. [1913 Webster] {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the c[ae]cum in man and some other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vermiform — worm shaped, 1730, from Mod.L. vermiformis, from L. vermis worm (see WORM (Cf. worm)) + forma form (see FORM (Cf. form)) …   Etymology dictionary

• vermiform — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly Zoology or Anatomy ▪ resembling or having the form of a worm …   English terms dictionary

• vermiform — [vʉr′mə fôrm΄] adj. [ VERMI + FORM] shaped like a worm …   English World dictionary

• vermiform — adj. worm shaped. Phrases and idioms: vermiform appendix see APPENDIX 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• vermiform — adjective Etymology: New Latin vermiformis, from vermi + formis form Date: circa 1730 resembling a worm in shape …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vermiform — worm shaped …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• vermiform — adj. [L. vermis, worm; forma, shape] Worm shaped …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• vermiform — adjective In the shape of a worm …   Wiktionary