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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedicle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedicle¹

C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel

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.

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

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

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

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

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Related Words

• trunk
• twig