Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
epi·con·dyle Pronunciation:
"ep-i-'kän-"dIl also -d&l Function:
noun : any of several prominences on thedistal part of a long bone serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments:
a : one on the outer aspect of the distal part of the humerus or proximal to the lateral condyle of thefemur called also
lateral epicondyle b : a larger and more prominent one on the inner aspect of the distal part of the humerus or proximal to the medial condyle of the femurcalled also
medial epicondyle; —see
EPITROCHLEA —
epi·con·dy·lar /-d&-l&r/ adjective