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VERMIFORM APPENDIX

\vˈɜːmɪfˌɔːm ɐpˈɛndɪks], \vˈɜːmɪfˌɔːm ɐpˈɛndɪks], \v_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_f_ˌɔː_m ɐ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_k_s]\

Definitions of VERMIFORM APPENDIX

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a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Blind pouch opening in cecum.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

See under Appendix.
see Appendix vermiformis

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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