condyle

condyleposterior view of aright knee joint

con·dyle

C0556400 (kŏn′dīl′, -dl)n. A rounded prominence at the end of a bone, most often for articulation with another bone.

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[Latin condylus, knuckle, from Greek kondulos.]

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con′dy·lar (-də-lər) adj.con′dy·loid′ (-dl-oid′) adj.

condyle

(ˈkɒndɪl) n (Anatomy) the rounded projection on the articulating end of a bone, such as the ball portion of a ball-and-socket joint[C17: from Latin condylus knuckle, joint, from Greek kondulos] ˈcondylar adj

con•dyle

(ˈkɒn daɪl, -dl)

n. 1. the rounded process at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint. 2. (in arthropods) a similar process formed from the hard integument. [1625–35; < New Latin condylus knuckle < Greek kóndylos] con′dy•lar, adj. con′dy•loid`, adj.

con·dyle

(kŏn′dīl′) A rounded prominence at the end of a bone.

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Noun

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condyle - a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bonebone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle - the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skulllateral condyle - a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femurmedial condyle - a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur

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