pediculation

noun — 2 senses

pediculation

noun
1

Medicine, Sciences Dated phthiriasis

2

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology The act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle; specifically, the physiological development of the bony antler bases on a deer's skull.

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