\Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the
vermiform process of the cerebellum.

{Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the
   c[ae]cum 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}.