Condyle Definition

kŏndīl, -dl
condyles
noun
A rounded process at the end of a bone, forming a ball-and-socket joint with the hollow part of another bone.
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Other Word Forms of Condyle

Noun

Singular:
condyle
Plural:
condyles

Origin of Condyle

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin condylus knuckle from Greek kondulos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Condyle Sentence Examples

  • Birds possess an ear-muscle which at least acts as a tensor tympani; it arises near the occipital condyle, passes through a hole into the tympanic cavity, and its tendon is, in various ways, attached to the inside of the membrane and the neighbouring extracolumellar processes.

  • The apex of the cochlea is turned towards, and almost reaches the anterior wall of the occipital condyle; at most it makes but half a twist or turn; it possesses both Reissner's membrane and the organ of Corti.

  • The skull generally lacks a sagittal crest; and the condyle of the lower jaw is transversely elongated.

  • Odontoid process of second vertebra semi-cylindrical; skull with a sagittal crest; and the condyle of the lower jaw rounded.

  • The condyle of the lower jaw is antero-posteriorly elongated.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

ELEYLE

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