The region of the cerebellum lying between and connecting the two hemispheres.
[New Latin, from Latin, worm.]
vermis
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ver·mis (vûr'mĭs)  |
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n., pl. -mes (-mēz).
The narrow middle zone occurring between the two hemispheres of the cerebellum.
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[L.] a worm, or wormlike structure.
- v. cerebelli — the median part of the cerebellum, between the two hemispheres.
- nodule of v. — the part of the vermis of the cerebellum, on the ventral surface, where the inferior medullary velum attaches.
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