Complete Definition of "condyle"

English

Etymology
From French condyle#French|condyle, from Latin condylus, from Greek κονδ�λο� �knuckle�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�ndɪl/, IPA|/�k�ndaɪl/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

#:*1927: �It's the upper condyle of a human femur,� said I. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place� (Norton 2005 p. 1717)

Related terms
condylar
condyloid

Translations
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Ido: kondil.o
French: condyle#French|condyle
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German: Gelenk


French

Etymology
From Latin condylus, from Greek κονδ�λο� �knuckle�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��dil/

Noun
condyle m

  1. condyle#English|condyle

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