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pedicle (medicine)


pedicle


1. A constricted portion or stalk.

Synonym: pediculus.

2. A stalk by which a nonsessile tumour is attached to normal tissue.

Synonym: pedunculus, peduncle.

3. A stalk through which a flap receives nourishment until its transfer to another site results in the nourishment coming from that site.

Origin: L. Pediculus, dim. Of pes, foot