Definition of condyle Condyle
con•dyle
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What does condyle mean?
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NounPlural: condyles |
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| condyle - a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone | ||
| appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger | ||
| bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||
| condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull | ||
| lateral condyle a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur | ||
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- condyle (Noun)
A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- condyle (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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condyle
kon′dil, n. a protuberance at the end of a bone serving for articulation with another bone, esp. that by which the occipital bone of the skull is articulated to the spine.—adj. Con′dyloid.—n. Condylō′ma, a growth about the anus or generative organs. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. kondylos, knuckle.]
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🔤- condyle, noun, singular of condyles.
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