pedicle

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.

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[Latin pediculus, diminutive of ps, ped-, foot; see pedicel.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pedicle - 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