adjective
- having a stalk or stem-like structure; supported by a pedicle
Usage: medical; botanical
Examples
- The pedicled skin flap was carefully repositioned during the reconstructive surgery.
- Pedicled polyps are attached to the intestinal wall by a narrow stalk.
- The surgeon created a pedicled muscle flap to cover the wound.
- Pedicled grafts maintain their blood supply through the connecting stalk.
- The pedicled tumor was easily removed due to its narrow attachment.
- Botanists identified the pedicled flowers by their distinctive stalks.