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condyle

/ˈkɒndɪl/

condyle noun: a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

Noun

condyle (plural condyles)

  1. A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
    • Primitively the exoccipitals took but little part in the formation of the occipital condyle, but in many later reptiles they form a large part, as in the Chelonia (Fig. 31 b), or even the whole, as in the Amphisbaenia (Fig. 56 b); or, by the recession of the basioccipital, the double condyles of...1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles
    • “It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I.1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, Norton, published 2005, page 1717

condyle meaning in Tamil

condyle in Tamil

தடித்த எலும்பு முனை, எலும்பு முண்டு, எலும்பு வட்டப் புடைப்பு, எலும்புப் புடைப்பு, முண்டு, மூட்டுக்குமிழி

Examples of condyle in a sentence

  • The fibular condyle projects laterally and possesses a shallow notch in the midposterior part.
  • The iliotibial band bursa lies between the iliotibial band and the lateral condyle of the femur.
  • The lateral condyle of the mandibular articulation, called ectocondyle, is separated from the medial condyle, or entocondyle, by the intercondylar sulcus.

All 10 example sentences with condyle

Forms of condyle

pluralcondyles

Origin of condyle

From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

Words formed from condyle

Questions about condyle

What does condyle mean?
Condyle means a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
What is condyle in Tamil?
Condyle in Tamil is தடித்த எலும்பு முனை, எலும்பு முண்டு, எலும்பு வட்டப் புடைப்பு. See Condyle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is condyle?
Condyle is a noun.
How do you pronounce condyle?
Condyle is pronounced /ˈkɒndɪl/.
What is the plural of condyle?
The plural of condyle is condyles.

Words near condyle in the dictionary

  1. condylarthran
  2. condylarthrans
  3. condylarthrosis
  4. condylarthrous
  5. condylarths
  6. condyle
  7. condylectomies
  8. condylectomy
  9. condyles
  10. condylic
  11. condylion

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