vermiform

Adjective

  1. resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical
    • Synonyms
      • worm-shaped
    • Similar to
      • formed

vermiform appendix

Noun

  1. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
    • Synonyms
      • appendix
      • vermiform process
      • cecal appendage
    • Less specific
      • process
      • outgrowth
      • appendage
    • Part of
      • cecum
      • caecum
      • blind gut