Vermis

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.

Synonyms

paravermis pars intercerebralis myelomere mesencephalon mesocoel afterbrain centrocoel terma interspine midbrain indusium griseum intervertebral disc

Rhymes With

kermis kermesse spermous kirmess fermis

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