What is "condyle"

Condyle \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.

1630s, "knob at the end of a bone," from French condyle (16c.), from Latin condylus, from Greek kondylos "a knuckle," which is of unknown origin.

n. (context anatomy English) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

n. a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

A condyle ( or ; , from ; κόνδυλος knuckle) is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint - an articulation with another bone. It is one of the markings/features of bones, and can refer to:

• On the femur, in the knee joint:
  • Medial condyle
  • Lateral condyle
• On the tibia, in the knee joint:
  • Medial condyle
  • Lateral condyle
• On the humerus, in the elbow joint:
  • Condyle of humerus (Condylus humeri)
• On the mandible, in the temporomandibular joint:
  • Mandibular condyle
• On the occipital bone, in the atlanto-occipital joint:
  • Occipital condyles

Although not generally termed condyles, the trochlea and capitulum of the humerus act as condyles in the elbow, and the femur head acts as a condyle in the hip joint.

Condyle may refer to:

• Condyle (anatomy), the round prominence at the end of a bone
• Condyle septiform, an intrusion of the endocarp into the seed cavity of flowering plants like Abuta

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