ɪ noun Zoology.
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
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| —n | |
| biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle | |
| [C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see | |
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pedicle ped·i·cle (pěd'ĭ-kəl)
n.
A constricted portion or stalk.
A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue. Also called peduncle.
A stalk through which a skin flap receives its blood supply until the skin flap is transferred to its intended site of attachment.
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