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 2005, p. 1717)

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

Derived terms

• condylectomy
• condylotuberal
• ectocondyle
• entocondyle
• epicondyle
• hemicondyle
• monocondylar
• monocondylic
• zygocondyle

 

Related terms

• condylar
• condylic
• condyloid

Translations

prominence on a bone

• Catalan: còndil (ca) m
• Finnish: nivelnasta
• French: condyle (fr)
• German: Gelenk (de)
• Ido: kondil.o
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: condylus
• Portuguese: côndilo m
• Russian: мы́щелок (ru) (mýščelok)
• Spanish: cóndilo (es) m
• Swedish: ledhuvud n

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin condylus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.dil/

Noun

condyle m (plural condyles)

1. condyle

Further reading

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

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) condyle

1. vocative singular of condylus