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CONDYLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("condyle" is a kind of...):

appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condyle"):

condylar process; condyloid process; mandibular condyle (the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull)

lateral condyle (a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur)

medial condyle (a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur)

Holonyms ("condyle" is a part of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Derivation:

condylar (of or relating to or resembling a condyle)

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