Definition of "pedicle" [ped•i•cle]

• Biology A small stalk or stalklike structure, especially one supporting or connecting an organ or other body part. Also called pedicel. (noun)
• Medicine A slender footlike or stemlike part, as at the base of a tumor. (noun)
• Medicine Part of a skin or tissue graft that is left temporarily attached to the original site. (noun)

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• "The screws used to drill into bone, known as pedicle screws, sell for $1,000 to $2,000 apiece but cost less than $100 to make."
• "Jerdon gives the size of the horn 8 to 10 inches, but in this he doubtless included the pedicle, which is about 5 inches, and the horns, from 2 to 5 inches."
• "One of the ends is lengthened out into a neck or pedicle, which is as long as the egg proper."