vermiform

/ˈvər-mə-ˌfȯrm/

borrowed from New Latin vermiformis, from vermi- vermi--formis -form

adjective

  1. resembling a worm in shape

noun

  1. a narrow blind tube usually about three to four inches (8 to 10 centimeters) long that extends from the cecum in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen