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Webster 1913 Edition


Condyloid

Con′dy-loid

,
Adj.
[
Condyle
+
-oid
: cf. F.
condyloïde
.]
(Anat.)
Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Condyloid

CONDYLOID

,
Adj.
[Gr., and form.] The condyloid process is the posterior protuberance at the extremities of the under jaw; an oblong rounded head, which is received into the fossa of the temporal bone, forming a movable articulation. The anterior is called the coronoid process.

CONDYLOID

,
Noun.
The apophysis of a bone; the projecting soft end, or process of a bone.

Definition 2024


condyloid

condyloid

English

Adjective

condyloid (comparative more condyloid, superlative most condyloid)

  1. Relating to or resembling a condyle.

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