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pedicle

[ ped-i-kuhl ]

noun

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


pedicle

/ ˈpɛdɪkəl /

noun

  1. biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pedicle1

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

Origin of pedicle1

C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel
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Example Sentences

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.

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