pedicle
noun
ped·i·cle
ˈpe-di-kəl
1
2
: the part of a skin or tissue graft left attached to the original site during the preliminary stages of union
3
anatomy
: either of two short cylindrical bony processes lying on either side of a vertebra that project posteriorly from the vertebral body and fuse with the laminae to form a neural arch
Note: Each pedicle has a superior and inferior notch that forms an intervertebral foramen with a pedicle on an adjacent vertebra allowing for the passage of spinal nerves and vessels
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