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Webster 1913 Edition
Condyle
Con′dyle
(? or ?)
, Noun.
[L.
condylus
knuckle, joint, Gr. κόνδυλος
: cf. F. condyle
.] (Anat.)
A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; – sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface.
Definition 2024
condyle
condyle
English
Noun
condyle (plural condyles)
- (anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
- 1927: “It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place’ (Norton 2005 p. 1717)
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Translations
prominence on a bone
French
Etymology
From Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃dil/
Noun
condyle m (plural condyles)