condyle
English
Etymology
From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
condyle (plural condyles)
- (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.
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (Norton 2005, p. 1717)
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Translations
prominence on a bone
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin condylus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
condyle m (plural condyles)
Further reading
- “condyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) condyle
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