Meaning & use
pedunculated
Attached to a surface by a narrow stalk, called a peduncle, rather than sitting directly on it.
See it in a sentence
The doctor removed a small pedunculated polyp found during the colonoscopy.
Pedunculated barnacles anchor themselves to rocks using a long, flexible stalk.
A note on using this word
Pedunculated is common in medicine and biology, where it is regularly contrasted with 'sessile,' meaning attached directly without a stalk.
Words with a similar meaning
stalked
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Words with an opposite meaning
sessile
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