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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
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vermis
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vermes
\-ˌmēz\play1: either of two parts of the median lobe of the cerebellum:a: one slightly prominent on the upper surface—called also superior vermisb: 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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