ectocondyle

English

Etymology

ecto- +‎ condyle

Noun

ectocondyle (plural ectocondyles)

  1. An external condyle (on the side away from the body)
    • 2016 January 7, “Morphofunctional Analysis of the Quadrate of Spinosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and the Presence of Spinosaurus and a Second Spinosaurine Taxon in the Cenomanian of North Africa.”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144695:
      The lateral condyle of the mandibular articulation, called ectocondyle, is separated from the medial condyle, or entocondyle, by the intercondylar sulcus.
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