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Pedicle
Meaning
Noun
●
In Zoology:
A
fleshy
line
used to
attach
and
anchor
brachiopods
and some
bivalve
molluscs
to a substrate.
●
In Zoology:
The
attachment
point for
antlers
in cervids.
●
A
stalk
that
attaches
a
tumour
to
normal
tissue
●
pedicel (any sense)
●
peduncle (any sense)
●
In Surgery:
Part of a
skin
or
tissue
graft
temporarily
left
attached
to its
original
site.
●
A
fetter
for the foot.
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Origin
pedicle
English
pedīculus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Vein
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Papilla
Foramen
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Artery
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