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condyle

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒndɪl/, /ˈkɒndaɪl/

Noun

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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.

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dil/
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Noun

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condyle m (plural condyles)

  1. condyle

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Latin

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Noun

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condyle

  1. vocative singular of condylus