vermis
Meaning
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.
Etymology
From Latin vermis (“worm”). Doublet of worm.
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