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hemicondyle

hemicondyle noun: a single prominence at the end of a bone that normally has a pair of such prominences.

Noun

hemicondyle (plural hemicondyles)

  1. A single prominence at the end of a bone that normally has a pair of such prominences.

Forms of hemicondyle

pluralhemicondyles

Origin of hemicondyle

From hemi- + condyle.

Words formed from hemicondyle

Questions about hemicondyle

What does hemicondyle mean?
Hemicondyle means a single prominence at the end of a bone that normally has a pair of such prominences.
What part of speech is hemicondyle?
Hemicondyle is a noun.
What is the plural of hemicondyle?
The plural of hemicondyle is hemicondyles.

Words near hemicondyle in the dictionary

  1. hemicomplementation
  2. hemicomplemented
  3. hemicomplex
  4. hemicomplexes
  5. hemicondylar
  6. hemicondyle
  7. hemicondyles
  8. hemicontinuity
  9. hemicontinuous
  10. hemicontusion
  11. hemicontusive

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