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pedicle

[ ped-i-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Zoology.

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

pedicle

/ ˈpɛdɪkəl /

Origin of pedicle¹

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

Origin of pedicle¹

C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel

The chain is passed round the base or pedicle of the growth, and gradually tightened by a screw till the growth falls off.

The Myrmic have two knobs to the pedicle, by which the abdomen is attached to the thorax; the Poner only one.

The pedicle can then be secured with a series of interlocking ligatures.

Baker Brown used to sear the pedicle with a cautery, and this method was adopted with great success by Thomas Keith.

The improvement in securing the pedicle has played an important part in the development of ovariotomy.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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