pedicle

[ ped-i-kuh l ]

/ ˈpɛd ɪ kəl /

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noun Zoology.

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

Words related to pedicle

twig, trunk, branch, shaft, bent, support, spire, upright, spike, helm, axis, pedicel, reed, shoot, stock, peduncle, petiole

Words nearby pedicle

pedicab, pedicel, pedicellaria, pedicellate, pedicellation, pedicle, pedicle flap, pedicular, pediculate, pediculation, pediculicide

Origin of pedicle

1555–65; < Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs (stem ped-) foot. See pedi-, -cle¹

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Examples from the Web for pedicle

The pedicle can be attacked with a pair of scissors with long handles, short blades, and slightly curved on the flat.
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The pedicle can then be secured with a series of interlocking ligatures.
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The cicatricula he looked upon as merely the vestige of the pedicle by which the yolk had previously been attached to the ovary.
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Body campanulate, widest at anterior border, from which it tapers directly to the pedicle.
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Smooth Anatifa, as seen from the other side, the pedicle dry and contracted.
The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)|John Ayrton Paris

British Dictionary definitions for pedicle

pedicle

/ (ˈpɛdɪkəl) /

noun

biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle

Word Origin for pedicle

C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel

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Medicine definitions for pedicle

pedicle

[ pĕd′ĭ-kəl ]

n.

A constricted portion or stalk.

A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue.peduncle

A stalk through which a skin flap receives its blood supply until the skin flap is transferred to its intended site of attachment.