condyle

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndɪl/, /ˈkɒndaɪl/

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 2005, p. 1717)

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

• condylar
• condylic
• condyloid

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

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃dil/

condyle m (plural condyles)

1. condyle

• “condyle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

condyle

1. vocative singular of condylus