单词 | vermiform appendix |
释义 | appendix /ə-penˈdiks/noun (pl appendˈixes or appendˈices /-sēz, -siz/)
ORIGIN: L, from appendere to hang, append; see append appendicular /ap-en-dikˈū-lər/ adjective Of the nature of, or belonging to, an appendix appendix vermiformis or vermiform appendix noun (anatomy and zoology) The distal remains of the caecum of the intestine, in humans, a narrow, blind tube vermi- /vûr-mi-/combining formDenoting worm ORIGIN: L vermis, a worm verˈmicidal /vûrˈmi-sī-dl/ adjective verˈmicide noun A worm-killing agent verˈmiculture noun The farming of earthworms, esp as bait for fishing verˈmiform adjective Having the form of a worm (vermiform appendix (anatomy) the appendix, a worm-shaped process projecting from the lower end of the ascending colon) vermifugal /vər-mifˈū-gl/ adjective Expelling worms verˈmifuge /-fūj/ noun A drug that expels worms vermivˈorous adjective Worm-eating |
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