See Also: pedicle(dictionary)
pedicle(medicine)
pedicle flap(medicine)
pedicle graft(medicine)
vascular pedicle(medicine)
pedicle of arch of vertebra(medicine)
double pedicle flap(medicine)
permanent pedicle flap(medicine)
tubed pedicle flap(medicine)
Filatov-Gillies tubed pedicle(medicine)

pedicle (iou)



pedicle noun. E17.
[Latin pediculus dim. of ped-, pes foot: see -CLE.]
Botany. Formerly, the petiole of a leaf; the pedicel of a flower or fruit. Later, a minute stalklike support, as of a seed, gland, etc. Now rare. E17.
A stalk by which a tumour is attached to the body; Surgery a narrow strip of skin and subcutaneous tissue attaching a piece of tissue used for grafting to its original site. M18.
b. Anatomy. Either of the two narrow thickened parts of a vertebra connecting the centrum with the lamina, and forming part of the neural arch. M19.
Zoology. = PEDICEL 2. E19.