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Condyle

Condyle Meaning & Definition
Condyle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Condyle?

[n] a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

Synonyms | Synonyms for Condyle:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Condyle: bilge | blain | bleb | blister | blob | boss | bow | bubble | bulb | bulge | bulla | bump | bunch | burl | button | cahot | chine | clump | convex | dowel | ear | flange | flap | gall | gnarl | handle | hill | hump | hunch | jog | joggle | knob | knot | knur | knurl | lip | loop | lump | mole | mountain | nevus | nub | nubbin | nubble | papilloma | peg | rib | ridge | ring | shoulder | spine | stud | style | tab | tubercle | tubercule | verruca | vesicle | wale | wart | welt

See Also | appendage | bone | condylar process | condyloid process | lateral condyle | mandibular condyle | medial condyle | os | outgrowth | process

Condyle In Webster's Dictionary

\Con"dyle\ (? or ?), n. [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr. ko`ndylos: 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.

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