Meaning & use
pedicles
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Small stalk-like structures that support a part of an organism, such as a bone process or a flower.
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The surgeon carefully examined the vertebral pedicles before the spinal procedure.
Each flower hangs from a slender pedicle along the main stem.
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Used in both anatomy (bone and tumor structures) and botany (flower stalks), so the specific meaning depends on context.
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