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	Pedicle or pedicel may refer to: Pedicle (anatomy) Pedicle of vertebral arch The pedicles are two short, thick processes, which project backward, one on either side, from the upper part of the body, at the junction of its posterior and lateral surfaces.... , the segment between the transverse process and the vertebral body, and is often used as a radiographic marker and entry point in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures Pedicle (zoology), a fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopod Brachiopod Brachiopods are a small Phylum of benthic invertebrates. Also known as lamp shells , "brachs" or Brachiopoda, they are Sessility , two-valved, Marine animals with an external morphology superficially resembling Bivalvias to which they are not closely related.... s and some bivalve mollusks to a substrate Pedicel (botany) Pedicel (botany) A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower.... , the stalk of an individual flower Pedicle (cervidae), the attachment point for antler Antler Antlers are the usually large and complex horn -like appendages of most deer species, mostly worn by males in true horns. Each antler grows from an attachment point on the skull called a pedicle.... s in cervids Pedicel (antenna), the second segment of the antenna Antenna (biology) Antennae are paired appendages connected to the front-most morphogenesis of arthropods. In crustaceans, they are biramous and present on the first two segments of the head, with the smaller pair known as antennules.... in the class Insecta, where the Johnston's organ is found Pedicel or petiole (insect) Petiole (insect) In entomology, the term petiole is most commonly used to refer to the constricted first metasomal segment of members of the Hymenopteran suborder Apocrita; it may be used to refer to other insects with similar body shapes, where the metasomal base is constricted.... , the stem formed by a restricted abdominal segment which connects the thorax with the gaster (the remaining abdominal segments) in the suborder Apocrita; see also petiole Petiole (insect) In entomology, the term petiole is most commonly used to refer to the constricted first metasomal segment of members of the Hymenopteran suborder Apocrita; it may be used to refer to other insects with similar body shapes, where the metasomal base is constricted.... Congo Pedicle Congo Pedicle The Congo Pedicle refers to the southeast salient of the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo which sticks into neighbouring Zambia almost dividing it into two lobes, like the wings of a butterfly.... , an area of DR Congo jutting into Zambia Zaire Pedicle, used for 'Congo Pedicle' during the time that DR Congo was called Zaire Congo Pedicle road Congo Pedicle road The Congo Pedicle road crosses the DR Congo territory of the Congo Pedicle and was constructed by and is maintained by Zambia to connect its Copperbelt Province and Luapula Provinces.... , serving Zambian provinces either side of the Congo Pedicle