pedicle
IPA: pˈɛdɪkʌɫ
noun
- (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
- (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
- pedicel (any sense)
- peduncle (any sense)
- (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
- A fetter for the foot.
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