pedicle
noun
ped·​i·​cle
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Definition of pedicle
1
: pedicel sense b
2
: the part of a skin or tissue graft left attached to the original site during the preliminary stages of union
3
anatomy
: either of two short cylindrical bony processes lying on either side of a vertebra that project posteriorly from the vertebral body and fuse with the laminae to form a neural arch
Note: Each pedicle has a superior and inferior notch that forms an intervertebral foramen with a pedicle on an adjacent vertebra allowing for the passage of spinal nerves and vessels
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Other Words from pedicle
pedicled
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adjective
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adjective
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pedicle
noun
ped·​i·​cle
| \ ˈped-i-kəl
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Medical Definition of pedicle
: a basal attachment: as
a
: either of two short cylindrical bony processes lying on either side of a vertebra that project posteriorly from the vertebral body and fuse with the laminae to form a neural arch
Note: Each pedicle has a superior and inferior notch that forms an intervertebral foramen with a pedicle on an adjacent vertebra allowing for the passage of spinal nerves and vessels.
b
: the narrow basal part by which various organs (as the kidney or spleen) are continuous with other body structures
c
: the narrow base of a tumor
d
: the part of a pedicle flap left attached to the original site