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Vermis vs Dermis - What's the difference?

vermis | dermis |

In anatomy terms the difference between vermis and dermis

is that vermis is 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 while dermis is the tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

vermis

English

(wikipedia vermis)

Noun

  • (anatomy) 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.
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    dermis

    English

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

    • Synonyms

    * (tissue) derm, derma, corium, cutis, cutis vera, true skin

    Derived terms

    * dermatitis * dermatoglyphics * dermatology * dermic * dermal * endodermis * epidermis * hypodermis * mesoderm

    Related terms

    * dermal

    See also

    * pustule * skin

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