ped|i|cle

ped|i|cle
ped|i|cle «PEHD uh kuhl», noun.
a small stalk; pedicel or peduncle: »

A vertebra has a body, and above this a pedicle on either side (A. Brazier Howell).

[< Latin pedīculus footstalk (diminutive) < pēs, pedis foot]

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