n. A 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In anatomy, the median lobe or division of the cerebellum; the vermiform process of the cerebellum, divided into prevermis and postvermis.
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n. the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres
Word Usage
"He argued that the “worm-like appendage” [epiphysis or apophysis] of the cerebellum (nowadays known as the vermis superior cerebelli) is much better qualified to play this role (Kühn 1822, pp. 674-683; May 1968, vol. 1, pp. 418-423)."