condyle

English

Etymology

From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndɪl/, /ˈkɒndaɪl/

Noun

condyle (plural condyles)

1. (anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
   • 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, Norton, published 2005, page 1717:

     “It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I.

Derived terms

• condylar
• condylectomy
• condylic
• condylion
• condyloid
• ectocondyle
• entocondyle
• epicondyle
• hemicondyle
• zygocondyle

 

Related terms

• condylo-

Translations

prominence on a bone

• Catalan: còndil (ca) m
• Finnish: nivelnasta
• French: condyle (fr)
• German: Gelenk (de)
• Ido: kondil.o
• Italian: condilo (it) m
• Latin: condylus
• Polish: kłykieć (pl) m
• Portuguese: côndilo (pt) m
• Russian: мы́щелок (ru) (mýščelok)
• Spanish: cóndilo (es) m
• Swedish: ledhuvud n
• Welsh: pencnaw m

French

Etymology

From Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.dil/

• Audio:

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Noun

condyle m (plural condyles)

1. condyle

Further reading

• “condyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

condyle

1. vocative singular of condylus