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ALL meanings of vermiform appendix

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  • noun vermiform appendix a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen. 1
  • noun vermiform appendix a wormlike pouch extending from the lower end of the caecum in some mammals. In man it is vestigial 0
  • noun vermiform appendix the appendix extending from the cecum of the large intestine 0
  • noun vermiform appendix (anatomy) An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum, without a known function. 0
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