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pedicle

/ped-i-kuhl/US // ˈpɛd ɪ kəl //UK // (ˈpɛdɪkəl) //

梗塞,梗阻,梗概,踏板

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Zoology.

    • : a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.

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Examples

  • The chain is passed round the base or pedicle of the growth, and gradually tightened by a screw till the growth falls off.

  • The Myrmic have two knobs to the pedicle, by which the abdomen is attached to the thorax; the Poner only one.

  • The pedicle can then be secured with a series of interlocking ligatures.

  • Baker Brown used to sear the pedicle with a cautery, and this method was adopted with great success by Thomas Keith.

  • The improvement in securing the pedicle has played an important part in the development of ovariotomy.