Defn: A small worm or insect larva; also, a wormlike body. [R.]
Derham.
VERMICULITE
Ver*mic"u*lite, n. Etym: [L. vermiculus, dim. of vermis worm.] (Min.)
Defn: A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure. They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alteration of some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when heated, open out into wormlike forms.
VERMICULOSE; VERMICULOUS
Ver*mic"u*lose`, Ver*mic"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. vermiculosus. See
Vermicule.]
Defn: Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms.
VERMIFORM
Ver"mi*form, a. Etym: [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
Defn: Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the vermiform process of the cerebellum. Vermiform appendix (Anat.), a slender blind process of the cæcum in man and some other animals; — called also vermiform appendage, and vermiform process. Small solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones, sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal, inflammation. See Illust. under Digestion.
VERMIFORMIA
Ver`mi*for"mi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis.
VERMIFUGAL Ver*mif"u*gal, a. Etym: [L. vermis a worm + fugare to drive away, fr. fugere to flee. See Worm, and Fugitive.] (Med.)