condyle

[kon-dahyl, -dl]

noun

1. Anatomy.,  the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.

2. (in arthropods) a similar process formed from the hard integument.

condyle

/ ˈkɒndɪl /

noun

1. the rounded projection on the articulating end of a bone, such as the ball portion of a ball-and-socket joint

condyle

1. A round, protruding part at the end of a bone, especially one that forms part of a joint.

Other Word Forms

• condylar adjective
• intercondylar adjective
• postcondylar adjective
• precondylar adjective
• transcondylar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of condyle¹

1625–35; variant of condyl < New Latin condylus knuckle < Greek kóndylos

Word History and Origins

Origin of condyle¹

C17: from Latin condylus knuckle, joint, from Greek kondulos

Example Sentences

So Mr. Engelman turned to the occipital condyle, the joint that helps connect an animal’s skull with its spine.

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“He was talking about condyles of the knee joint, and he knows all this stuff about the microbiome. I still don’t know how he knows so much.”

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The Clippers said Mbah a Moute underwent a partial medial meniscectomy, with a medial femoral condyle chondroplasty procedure in New York that was performed by Dr. Riley Williams at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

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The missing piece — a bulge called a condyle — was the price of discovery.

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After preclinical testing in a caprine model, a pilot clinical study was initiated where the biomaterials system was combined with standard microfracture surgery in 15 patients with focal cartilage defects on the medial femoral condyle.

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