Pedicle of vertebra

System Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT 277422007

Pedicle of vertebra

Definition

The two short, thick processes, which project backward, one on either side, from the upper part of the body to the laminae.

Also known as pedicle of vertebral arch, pediculus arcus vertebrae, vertebra pedicle, vertebral pedicle — per UBERON

The Pedicle of vertebra is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

Also identified as