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pedicle

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ped·i·cle  (pd-kl)
n.
1. Biology A small stalk or stalklike structure, especially one supporting or connecting an organ or other body part. Also called pedicel.
2. Medicine
a. A slender footlike or stemlike part, as at the base of a tumor.
b. Part of a skin or tissue graft that is left temporarily attached to the original site.
[Latin pediculus, diminutive of ps, ped-, foot; see pedicel.]
pedicle [ˈpɛdɪkəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle
[from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel]
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Noun1.pedicle - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescencepedicle - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
pedicel
ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
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The inferior attachment of the muscle to the pubic ramus was left intact to protect the pedicle from excessive traction upon subsequent manipulation and inset.
Reconstruction of large sacral defects following tumour resection: a ... by Y W Cheong and W A Sulaiman and A S Halim / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
The firm manufactures IST Pedicle Screw Systems and Paramount VBR Screw systems and was found to be out of conformance with GMPs and the Quality System regulation.
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Innovative Spinal Technologies, Mansfield, MA, the manufacturer of IST Pedicle Screw Systems and Paramount VBR Screw systems, was found to be out of conformance with GMPs and the Quality System regulation.
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