About The Word Condyle
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Condyle
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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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