pedicle
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
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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 | VariousThe Myrmic have two knobs to the pedicle, by which the abdomen is attached to the thorax; the Poner only one.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe 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.
British Dictionary definitions for pedicle
/ (ˈpɛdɪkəl) /
biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle
Origin of pedicle
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