sessile

adjective ses·sile \ˈse-ˌsī(-ə)l, -səl\

Definition of SESSILE

: attached directly by the base : not raised upon a stalk or peduncle <a sessile leaf> <sessile bubbles>

: permanently attached or established : not free to move about <sessile sponges and coral polyps>

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Latin sessilis of or fit for sitting, low, dwarf (of plants), from sessus, past participle of sedēre

First Known Use: circa 1753

Medical Dictionary

adjective ses·sile \ˈses-īl, -əl\

: attached directly by a broad base : not pedunculated <a sessile tumor>

: firmly attached (as to a cell) : not free to move about <sessile antibodies>

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