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pedicle

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pedicle [′ped·ə·kəl]
(anatomy)
A slender process acting as a foot or stalk (as the base of a tumor), or the basal portion of an organ that is continuous with other structures.


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The inferior choanal portion and the pedicle were removed transnasally with a grasping cup forceps.
8) An example is the inferior pedicle technique, in which the areola and nipple are moved while attached to a mound of tissue, called a pedicle, that contains the still-connected lactiferous ducts and nerves.
Filler, the director of the Center for Advanced Spinal Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, delivers on the book's promise to review everything ``from Pilates to pedicle screws.
 
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