Condyle | |
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Upper surface of right tibia. | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | condylus |
TA98 | A02.0.00.029 |
FMA | 75434 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
A condyle (/ˈkɒndɪl, -daɪl/; 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:
- On the femur, in the knee joint:
- On the tibia, in the knee joint:
- On the humerus, in the elbow joint:
- Condyle of humerus (Condylus humeri)
- On the mandible, in the temporomandibular joint:
- On the occipital bone, in the atlanto-occipital joint:
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※
- The dictionary definition of condyle at Wiktionary
- ^ OED 2nd edition, "1989."
- ^ Entry "condyle" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
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