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CONDYLAR

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con⋅dyle

  [kon-dahyl, -dl]
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–noun
1. Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
2. (in arthropods) a similar process formed from the hard integument.
Origin:
1625–35; var. of condyl < NL condylus knuckle < Gk kóndylos

Related forms:
con⋅dy⋅lar, adjective
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con·dyle   (kŏn'dīl', -dl)   


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n.  A rounded prominence at the end of a bone, most often for articulation with another bone.

[Latin condylus, knuckle, from Greek kondulos.]
con'dy·lar (-də-lər) adj., con'dy·loid' (-dl-oid') adj.
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Main Entry: con·dy·lar
Pronunciation: 'kän-d&-l&r
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a condyle

Main Entry: con·dyle
Pronunciation: 'kän-"dIl also -d&l
Function: noun
: an articular prominence of a bone —usedchiefly of such as occur in pairs resembling a pair of knuckles (as those of the occipital bone for articulation with the atlas, those at the distal end of the humerus and femur, and those of the lowerjaw); —see LATERAL CONDYLE, MEDIALCONDYLE
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condylar con·dy·lar (kŏn'də-lər)
adj.
Relating to a condyle.

condyle con·dyle (kŏn'dīl', -dl)
n.
A rounded prominence at the end of a bone, most often for articulation with another bone.

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