condyle
/ˈkɒndɪl
/ /ˈkɒndʌɪl/noun Anatomy
A rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone.Twelve distal femoral condyles, proximal tibial condyles, and patellae were harvested; all soft tissue was removed....
- However, the position of the patella is controlled primarily by the geometry of the femoral trochlea, the femoral condyles, and the posterior surface of the patella.
- It presents medially a circular ‘articular surface of the head,’ directed anteroproximad and articulating with the lateral condyle of the tibia.
Derivatives
condylar
- Our results showed that hypothermic storage resulted in a decrease of chondrocyte viability in condylar specimens up to 49% after 60 days.
- It may be formed of two superimposed layers and it may be more or less fused with the lateral pterygoid or send a fasciculus to the condylar process.
- A curious variation is an external carotid composed of two separate trunks that unite behind the condylar process of the mandible forming an anulus, from which the various branches arise.
condyloid
/ adjective ...- The condyloid origin has been found with a sesamoid bone in it;
- Accessory condyloid canals have been reported.
- The mandible has a well developed coronoid process, and the condyloid process is elevated above the level of the toothrow.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin condylus, from Greek kondulos 'knuckle'.