PEDICLE


Meaning of PEDICLE in English

[ '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.