vermiform process

1. 1.

   a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

   Synonymsappendixvermiform appendixcecal appendage

   Broaderprocess

   Part ofcecum

Questions about vermiform process

What does vermiform process mean?

vermiform process means "a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch".

What is another word for vermiform process?

Close synonyms include appendix, vermiform appendix, cecal appendage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vermiform process a common word?

vermiform process is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.