pedicle

[ ped-i-kuhl ]

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nounZoology.

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

Origin of pedicle

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

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How to use pedicle in a sentence

The chain is passed round the base or pedicle of the growth, and gradually tightened by a screw till the growth falls off.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
The Myrmic have two knobs to the pedicle, by which the abdomen is attached to the thorax; the Poner only one.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
The pedicle can then be secured with a series of interlocking ligatures.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Baker Brown used to sear the pedicle with a cautery, and this method was adopted with great success by Thomas Keith.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
The improvement in securing the pedicle has played an important part in the development of ovariotomy.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for pedicle

pedicle

/ (ˈpɛdɪkəl) /

noun

biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle

Origin of pedicle

C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel

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