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ped⋅i⋅cel

  [ped-uh-suhl, -sel]
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–noun
1. Botany.
a. a small stalk.
b. an ultimate division of a common peduncle.
c. one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
2. Zoology. a pedicle or peduncle.
Origin:
1670–80; < NL pedicellus, dim. of L pediculus a little foot. See pedicle

Related forms:
ped⋅i⋅cel⋅lar  [ped-uh-sel-er] , adjective
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ped·i·cel   (pěd'ĭ-səl, -sěl')   
n.  

  1. Botany

    1. A small stalk or stalklike part bearing a single flower in an inflorescence.

    2. A support for a fern sporangium or moss capsule.

  2. See pedicle.


[New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
ped'i·cel'lar (-sěl'ər) adj.
ped·i·cle   (pěd'ĭ-kəl)   
n.  

  1. Biology A small stalk or stalklike structure, especially one supporting or connecting an organ or other body part. Also called pedicel.

  2. Medicine

    1. A slender footlike or stemlike part, as at the base of a tumor.

    2. Part of a skin or tissue graft that is left temporarily attached to the original site.


[Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs, ped-, foot; see pedicel.]
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Medical Dictionary

pedicel ped·i·cel (pěd'ĭ-səl, -sěl')
n.

  1. A small stalk, part, or organ, especially one serving as a support.

  2. The secondary process of a podocyte that helps form the visceral capsule of a renal corpuscle. Also called footplate, foot process.

ped'i·cel'lar (-sěl'ər) adj.

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pedicel   (pěd'ĭ-səl)  Pronunciation Key 
A small stalk supporting a single flower in an inflorescence.
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