condyle noun. ['kɒndɪl, -dʌɪl] M17.
[French from Latin condylus from Greek kondulos knuckle.]
Anatomy. A rounded usu. cartilage-covered process at the end of a bone, articulating with another bone.
OCCIPITAL condyle.

■ condylar adjective of or pertaining to a condyle L19.

■ condyloid adjective resembling, pertaining to, or (of articulation) involving a condyle M18.

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