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vermiform appendix

vermiform appendix noun: an organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it is known for sometimes causing inflammation (appendicitis) in humans.

vermiform appendix: an organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it...
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Noun

vermiform appendix (plural vermiform appendices or vermiform appendixes)

  1. An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it is known for sometimes causing inflammation (appendicitis) in humans.

vermiform appendix meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog

vermiform appendix in Hindi

blind tube projecting from the caecum
परिशिष्ट pariśiṣṭ

vermiform appendix in Tamil

blind tube projecting from the caecum
குடல்வால் kuṭalvāl

vermiform appendix in Malayalam

blind tube projecting from the caecum
വിരരൂപ പരിശോഷിക virarūpa pariśōṣika

vermiform appendix in Tagalog

blind tube projecting from the caecum
malabulating hugpong, hugpong
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vermiform appendix in Arabic
اَلزَّائِدَة اَلدُّودِيَّة az-zāʔida d-dūdiyya, اَلْمُصْرَان اَلْأَعْوَر al-muṣrān al-ʔaʕwar, زَائِدَة دُودِيَّة
vermiform appendix in Indonesian
apendiks, umbai cacing, usus buntu
vermiform appendix in Persian
آپاندیس âpândis
vermiform appendix in Thai
ไส้ติ่ง sâi-dtìng
vermiform appendix in Vietnamese
ruột thừa

Synonyms of vermiform appendix

Forms of vermiform appendix

pluralvermiform appendices
pluralvermiform appendixes

Words formed from vermiform appendix

Questions about vermiform appendix

What does vermiform appendix mean?
Vermiform appendix means an organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it is known for sometimes causing inflammation (appendicitis) in humans.
What is vermiform appendix in Hindi?
Vermiform appendix in Hindi is परिशिष्ट (pariśiṣṭ). See Vermiform appendix meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vermiform appendix?
Vermiform appendix is a noun.
What is the plural of vermiform appendix?
The plural of vermiform appendix is vermiform appendices.

Words near vermiform appendix in the dictionary

  1. vermiculturist
  2. vermiculturists
  3. vermiferous
  4. vermiform
  5. vermiform appendices
  6. vermiform appendix
  7. vermiform appendixes
  8. vermiformis
  9. vermiformity
  10. vermiformous
  11. vermifugal

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