pediculatedadj.
/pəˈdɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, /pɛˈdɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /pəˈdɪkjəˌleɪdᵻd/ Biology and Medicine.
Having a pedicle, borne on a pedicle; stalked.
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pediculated1754
stiped1785
stipitate1785
stipitated1822
pediculate1851
stipitiform1855
pillared1871
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peduncular1822
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1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 1957/1 The pediculated lycoperdon.
1789 J. Berkenhout Synopsis Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Irel. II. 297 Pediculated Sea Orach.
1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) I. 621 We observe on the surface of the lungs single vesicles..apparently pediculated.
1846 F. Brittan tr. J. F. Malgaigne Man. Operative Surg. 359 Cancer of the tongue..sometimes..is a pediculated tumour.
1872 R. Ludlam Lect., Clin. & Didactic Dis. Women 531 Pediculated fibroids are, in general, more likely to excite strong uterine contractions than those which are sessile.
1925 tr. J. Verne 20,000 Leagues under Sea ii. iv. 223 There grew sponges of all shapes, pediculated, foliated, globular, and digital.
1967 Science 3 Feb. 587/1 The peritoneal surfaces, parietal and visceral, were covered with innumerable tumors of different sizes that were rounded, sessile, or pediculated.
2000 Dis. Esophagus 13 207 Extended surgical resection of the whole esophagus and associated hypopharynx may require composite reconstructions using a combination of pediculated and free tissue units.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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