Noun: vermiform appendix
- A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the caecum and that resembles a small pouch
"Inflammation of the vermiform appendix is known as appendicitis";
- appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
Derived forms: vermiform appendices
Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process
Part of: blind gut, caecum [Brit, Cdn], cecum [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Vermiform appendix