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pedicle

American  
[ped-i-kuhl] / ˈpɛd ɪ kəl /

noun

Zoology.

  1. a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.

pedicle British  
/ ˈpɛdɪkəl /

noun

  1. biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pedicle

1555–65; < Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs (stem ped- ) foot. See pedi-, -cle 1

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Pedicle flaps from the arm are sometimes attached to the stump of a partly destroyed nose as the first step in its reconstruction.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pedicellus or Pedicle: the third joint in a geniculate antenna: forming the pivot between scape and funicle: in general, a stalk or stem.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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