HyperDic: vermiform_process

English > 1 sense of the expression vermiform process:
NOUNbodyvermiform process, appendix, vermiform appendix, cecal appendagea vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
English > vermiform process: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch.
Synonymsappendix, vermiform appendix, cecal appendage
Part ofcecum, caecum, blind gutThe cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
Broaderprocess, outgrowth, appendageA natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Spanishapéndice cecal, apéndice, apéndice vermiforme
Catalanapèndix, apèndix vermiforme

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