Definition of vermis
:the constricted median lobe of the cerebellum that connects the two lateral lobes
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Origin and Etymology of vermis
borrowed from New Latin, literally, "worm," after excrescentia vermiformis "vermiform growth," translating Galen's Greek phrase epíphysis skōlēkoeidḗs; so called by Galen from its resemblance to a grub growing out of wood — more at 1worm
Medical Dictionary
vermis
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ver·mis
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medical Definition of vermis
plural vermes
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:either of two parts of the median lobe of the cerebellum:
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:one slightly prominent on the upper surface — called also
superior vermis
b
:one on the lower surface sunk in the vallecula — called also
inferior vermis
2
:the median lobe or part of the cerebellum
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