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Antonyms for pedicle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ped-i-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd ɪ kəl

Definition of pedicle

Origin :
  • "footstalk of a plant," 1620s, from Latin pediculus "footstalk, little foot," diminutive of pedem (nominative pes) "foot" (see foot (n.)).
  • As in stalk : noun stem of plant
  • As in stem : noun stalk of plant
Example sentences :
  • In favourable cases the pedicle is now brought easily into view.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • The pedicle can then be secured with a series of interlocking ligatures.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • Its upper end exhibits a tendency to divide into two processes, corresponding with the pedicle and otic processes of the Amphibia.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • A polyp is either cut off or its pedicle bound with a ligature, and it is allowed to shrivel.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
  • Smooth Anatifa, as seen from the other side, the pedicle dry and contracted.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2) » by John Ayrton Paris
  • The chain is passed round the base or pedicle of the growth, and gradually tightened by a screw till the growth falls off.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • The Myrmic have two knobs to the pedicle, by which the abdomen is attached to the thorax; the Poner only one.
  • Extract from : « The Insect World » by Louis Figuier
  • It is impossible to frame absolute rules for ligaturing the pedicle.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • Should the pedicle be thicker than the finger, the use of the wire craseur is advisable.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • The loop of silk is cut so that two pieces of silk thread lie in the pedicle.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various

Synonyms for pedicle

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