(Anatomy & Zoology)a small stalk-like structure connecting an organ or other part to the human or animal body (剖,动)(人或动物的)肉茎,肉柄,蒂。 比较 pedicel ■(Medicine)part of a graft, especially a skin graft, left temporarily attached to its original site (医)(尤指皮肤移植后暂时留在原处的)移植体残端
语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin pediculus 'small foot', diminutive of pes, ped-