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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
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condyle

/ kŏndīl′ /

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

  • ˈcondylar, adjective
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Other Words From

  • condy·lar adjective
  • inter·condy·lar adjective
  • post·condy·lar adjective
  • pre·condy·lar adjective
  • trans·condy·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of condyle1

1625–35; variant of condyl < New Latin condylus knuckle < Greek kóndylos
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Word History and Origins

Origin of condyle1

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

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

“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.”

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.

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

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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