Meaning of CONDYLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kândIl
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| | Definition: | | [n] a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone |
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| | See Also: | | appendage, bone, condylar process, condyloid process, lateral condyle, mandibular condyle, medial condyle, os, outgrowth, process | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, chine, clump, convex, dowel, ear, flange, flap, gall, gnarl, handle, hill, hump, hunch, jog, joggle, knob, knot, knur, knurl, lip, loop, lump, mole, mountain, nevus, nub, nubbin, nubble, papilloma, peg, rib, ridge, ring, shoulder, spine, stud, style, tab, tubercle, tubercule, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart, welt |
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