vermiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈvəːmᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈvərməˌfɔrm/

Etymology: < medieval Latin vermiformis (whence French vermiforme , Italian vermiforme , Spanish vermiforme , Portuguese vermiforme ), < Latin vermis worm: see -form comb. form². Compare vermes n. and vermis n.Vermiformal is used by Urquhart Rabelais (1653) ii. xiii, translating French vermiforme.

a. Zoology. Having the form of a worm; resembling a worm in appearance or shape; long, thin, and more or less cylindrical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [adjective] > resembling or of the nature of

vermiform1730

vermicular1784

vermiculous1818

vermiculose1847

helminthoid1854

scolecoid1858

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Vermiform,..shaped like a Worm.

1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 437 A covering of vermiform masses, apparently composed of honey and pollen.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 211 Body elongated, but not vermiform or linear.

1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 641 [It] feeds on the insects with its protruded vermiform tongue.

1881 C. Darwin Form. Veg. Mould (1882) iv. 186 Five or six vermiform castings had been thrown up.

b. Of animals.

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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvii. 374 One species, which much resembles the vermiform larvæ of Hymenoptera.

1846 R. Patterson Introd. Zool. 57 The Leeches and Worms present very much the same aspect as the vermiform or worm-shaped Echinodermata.

1846 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. 505 In some of the lowest Vermiform (worm-like) Fishes, such as the Lamprey.

1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 283 These young vermiform and semi-transparent eels.

c. spec. (see quot. 1877).

ΚΠ

1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals iv. 116 In general form, the Stoat typifies a group of carnivorous Mammals aptly called ‘vermiform’, in consideration of the extreme length, tenuity and mobility of the trunk, and shortness of the limbs.

2. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, a worm; like or resembling that of a worm; vermicular.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [adjective]

vermicular1713

helminthic1755

wormy1801

vermiculous1813

vermiform1835

vermian1878

vermean1905

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 327/2 The Spleen..in Birds..sometimes presents an elongated and vermiform shape.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xiii. 442 If we look to the admirable drawings..of the development of this insect, we see no trace of the vermiform stage.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 118 In the Discophora they form tufts of filaments,..and execute vermiform movements.

3. Anatomy.

a. vermiform appendix or appendage, a small, worm-like process or diverticulum extending from the cæcum in man and a few other mammals.

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > large intestine > caecum > appendix

appendix1615

vermiform appendix or appendage1778

(a)

1778 Encycl. Brit. I. 368/2 Of the little vermiform appendix of the cæcum, it will be sufficient to say that its uses have never yet been ascertained.

1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) vi. 150 An elongated, blind process..which from its shape is called the vermiform appendix of the cæcum.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 28 Caecum with vermiform appendix..of rabbit.

(b)1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxx. 680 In Man, the Orangs.., and the Wombat.., both cæcum and vermiform appendage are met with.1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. v. 665 Concretions..are mostly found in the vermiform appendage and are the usual causes of perforative ulceration of that organ.

b. vermiform process, the median lobe of the cerebellum, the upper and lower laminæ of which are distinguished as the vermiform superior and inferior vermiform processes.Also, = 3a. (In some recent dictionaries.)

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the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [noun] > lobe or lobule

nates?1545

lobe1672

testis1681

vermiform process1836

olfactory lobe1837

island of Reil1840

rhinencephalon1846

worm1857

precuneus1879

insula1886

vermis1890

tonsil1891

1836 Penny Cycl. V. 332/1 The cerebellum... In the centre of its upper surface there is a distinct prominence termed the vermiform process.

1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (1842) 383 The cerebellum is divided into two lateral hemispheres or lobes, two minor lobes called superior and inferior vermiform processes, and some small lobules.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 497 A very little lymph on the superior vermiform process of the cerebellum.

Derivatives

vermiformous adj. ‘shaped like a worm’ (Bailey, 1727, vol. II).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	vermiform
释义	vermiformadj. Brit. /ˈvəːmᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈvərməˌfɔrm/ Etymology: < medieval Latin vermiformis (whence French vermiforme , Italian vermiforme , Spanish vermiforme , Portuguese vermiforme ), < Latin vermis worm: see -form comb. form². Compare vermes n. and vermis n.Vermiformal is used by Urquhart Rabelais (1653) ii. xiii, translating French vermiforme. 1. a. Zoology. Having the form of a worm; resembling a worm in appearance or shape; long, thin, and more or less cylindrical. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [adjective] > resembling or of the nature of vermiform1730 vermicular1784 vermiculous1818 vermiculose1847 helminthoid1854 scolecoid1858 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Vermiform,..shaped like a Worm. 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 437 A covering of vermiform masses, apparently composed of honey and pollen. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 211 Body elongated, but not vermiform or linear. 1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 641 [It] feeds on the insects with its protruded vermiform tongue. 1881 C. Darwin Form. Veg. Mould (1882) iv. 186 Five or six vermiform castings had been thrown up. b. Of animals. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvii. 374 One species, which much resembles the vermiform larvæ of Hymenoptera. 1846 R. Patterson Introd. Zool. 57 The Leeches and Worms present very much the same aspect as the vermiform or worm-shaped Echinodermata. 1846 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. 505 In some of the lowest Vermiform (worm-like) Fishes, such as the Lamprey. 1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 283 These young vermiform and semi-transparent eels. c. spec. (see quot. 1877). ΚΠ 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals iv. 116 In general form, the Stoat typifies a group of carnivorous Mammals aptly called ‘vermiform’, in consideration of the extreme length, tenuity and mobility of the trunk, and shortness of the limbs. 2. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, a worm; like or resembling that of a worm; vermicular. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [adjective] vermicular1713 helminthic1755 wormy1801 vermiculous1813 vermiform1835 vermian1878 vermean1905 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 327/2 The Spleen..in Birds..sometimes presents an elongated and vermiform shape. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xiii. 442 If we look to the admirable drawings..of the development of this insect, we see no trace of the vermiform stage. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 118 In the Discophora they form tufts of filaments,..and execute vermiform movements. 3. Anatomy. a. vermiform appendix or appendage, a small, worm-like process or diverticulum extending from the cæcum in man and a few other mammals. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > large intestine > caecum > appendix appendix1615 vermiform appendix or appendage1778 (a) 1778 Encycl. Brit. I. 368/2 Of the little vermiform appendix of the cæcum, it will be sufficient to say that its uses have never yet been ascertained. 1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) vi. 150 An elongated, blind process..which from its shape is called the vermiform appendix of the cæcum. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 28 Caecum with vermiform appendix..of rabbit. (b)1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxx. 680 In Man, the Orangs.., and the Wombat.., both cæcum and vermiform appendage are met with.1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. v. 665 Concretions..are mostly found in the vermiform appendage and are the usual causes of perforative ulceration of that organ. b. vermiform process, the median lobe of the cerebellum, the upper and lower laminæ of which are distinguished as the vermiform superior and inferior vermiform processes.Also, = 3a. (In some recent dictionaries.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [noun] > lobe or lobule nates?1545 lobe1672 testis1681 vermiform process1836 olfactory lobe1837 island of Reil1840 rhinencephalon1846 worm1857 precuneus1879 insula1886 vermis1890 tonsil1891 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 332/1 The cerebellum... In the centre of its upper surface there is a distinct prominence termed the vermiform process. 1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (1842) 383 The cerebellum is divided into two lateral hemispheres or lobes, two minor lobes called superior and inferior vermiform processes, and some small lobules. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 497 A very little lymph on the superior vermiform process of the cerebellum. Derivatives vermiformous adj. ‘shaped like a worm’ (Bailey, 1727, vol. II). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1730
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