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VERMIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: vermes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres

Synonyms:

vermis; vermis cerebelli

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vermis" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Holonyms ("vermis" is a part of...):

cerebellum (a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans)

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