pedicle

noun Zoology.

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

noun

1. biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle

n.“footstalk of a plant,” 1620s, from Latin pediculus “footstalk, little foot,” diminutive of pedem (nominative pes) “foot” (see foot (n.)). n.

1. A constricted portion or stalk.
2. A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue.peduncle
3. A stalk through which a skin flap receives its blood supply until the skin flap is transferred to its intended site of attachment.