[ 'pɛdɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 Anatomy & Zoology a small stalk-like connecting structure.
2》 Medicine part of a skin graft left temporarily attached to its original site.
Origin
C17: from L. pediculus 'small foot', dimin. of pes , ped- .
[ 'pɛdɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 Anatomy & Zoology a small stalk-like connecting structure.
2》 Medicine part of a skin graft left temporarily attached to its original site.
Origin
C17: from L. pediculus 'small foot', dimin. of pes , ped- .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004