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pedicel /ped·i·cel/ (ped´ĭ-sel) a footlike part, especially any of the secondary processes of a podocyte.
ped·i·cel (pd-sl, -sl)
n.
1. A small stalk, part, or organ, especially one serving as a support.
2. The secondary process of a podocyte that helps form the visceral capsule of a renal corpuscle. Also called footplate, foot process.
pedi·cellar (-slr) adj.
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