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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The region of the cerebellum lying between and connecting the two hemispheres.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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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- noun anatomy A narrow,
worm -likestructure found inanimal brains between thehemispheres of thecerebellum ; it is the site oftermination of thespinocerebellar pathways that carrysubconscious proprioception .
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- noun the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres
Etymologies
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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).
Descartes and the Pineal Gland Lokhorst, Gert-Jan 2008
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The median portion is constricted, and is called the vermis, from its annulated appearance which it owes to the transverse ridges and furrows upon it; the lateral expanded portions are named the hemispheres.
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Erinnys conscientiae, a hellish fury; it is called vermis conscientiae, the worm of conscience.
The Lord's Prayer 1692
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GR1: De Vermis Infestis by John LLewellyn Probert « In The Gloaming Podcasts 2009
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It is defined by hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of fourth ventricle and hydrocephalus.
Hydrocephalus 2010
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Although the publication of Vesalius's anatomical dissections in 1543 would disprove many of these theories, including the role of the vermis, we find an elaboration of Avicenna's arrangement — with vermis intact at the fore — in the early 17th century illustrations of Robert Fludd's treatises (fig. 4.10).
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Like the notion of the vermis, the common sense was a particularly "mobile" topic.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Publicius's substitution of the pineal gland for the vermis — an opinion held by the "ignorant and stupid," according to Galen (Lokhorst and Kaitaro, "Descartes 'Theory," 7) — is a notion that may be traced back through a translation by Constantine the African to Ibn al-Jazzar (900 – 980), whose views are otherwise consistent with Costa's.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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According to Costa's model, then, one should stand erect with neck extended when recollecting, a posture said to raise the vermis and open the foramen, allowing spirits to flow from the front into the hind portion of the brain (fig. 4.8. left).
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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