condyle

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndɪl/, /ˈkɒndaɪl/

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condyle (plural condyles)

1. (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, published 2005, page 1717:

     “It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I.

• condylo-

From Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.dil/

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condyle m (plural condyles)

1. condyle

• “condyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

condyle

1. vocative singular of condylus