epicondyle
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ɪˈkɒn noun
Anatomy. a rounded protuberance at the end of a bone, serving as a place of attachment for ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
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epicondyle ep·i·con·dyle (ěp'ĭ-kŏn'dĭl, -dl)
n.
A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons.
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Epicondyle
is always a great word to know.
So is meatus. Does it mean:
| the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit. |
| A tube like passageway running within a bone |
Example sentences
Each condyle is surmounted by an elevation, the epicondyle.
The medial epicondyle is a large convex eminence to which the tibial collateral ligament of the knee-joint is attached.
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