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Vermis cerebelli
Median connecting lobe of the cerebellum.
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Vermin
Animals such as mice, rats, roaches, lice, and bedbugs that despoil food, infest dwellings, or spread disease. A general term for parasites that live on animals.
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Vermilionectomy
Surgical removal of the vermilion border of the lip.
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Vermifugal
Expelling worms from the intestines.
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Vermiculose
Infested with worms or larvae.
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Vermiculation
A wormlike motion, as in the intestines. Movements that are similar to those of a worm, like those that happen in the human intestines, are also known as peristalsis.
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Vermicidal
Destroying parasitic worms in the intestines.
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Vergence
A turning of one eye with reference to the other; may be horizontal (convergence or divergence) or vertical (intra-vergence or supra-vergence). Eye movement involves turning inward, known as convergence, and turning outward, referred to as divergence.
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Anal verge
The transitional area between the smooth perianal area and the hairy skin.
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Verga’s ventricle
A cleft-like space between the corpus callosum and the body of the fornix of the brain.
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