A condyle (/ˈkɒndɪl,-daɪl/;[1][2]Latin: condylus, from Greek: kondylos; 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 or features of bones, and can refer to:
condyle, condyle, latin, condylus, from, greek, kondylos, κόνδυλος, knuckle, round, prominence, bone, most, often, part, joint, articulation, with, another, bone, markings, features, bones, refer, femur, knee, joint, medial, condyle, lateral, condyle, tibia, k. A condyle ˈ k ɒ n d ɪ l d aɪ l 1 2 Latin condylus from Greek kondylos kondylos 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 or 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 condylesCondyleUpper surface of right tibia DetailsIdentifiersLatincondylusTA98A02 0 00 029FMA75434Anatomical terms of bone edit on Wikidata 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 also be used to describe an intrusion of the endocarp into the seed cavity of flowering plants like Abuta References edit nbsp The dictionary definition of condyle at Wiktionary OED 2nd edition 1989 Entry condyle in Merriam Webster Online Dictionary nbsp This human musculoskeletal system article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Condyle amp oldid 1190396931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
