# Condyle

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Condyle
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Condyle.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condyle
> Source revision: 1336146480
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|Round prominence at the end of a bone}}
{{Infobox bone
| Name        = Condyle
| Latin       = condylus
| Image       = Gray257.png
| Caption     = Upper surface of right tibia.
| Image2      =
| Caption2    =
}}

A '''condyle''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|n|d|ɪ|l|,_|-|d|aɪ|l}};<ref>''[OED](/source/OED)'' 2nd edition, 1989.</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condyle Entry "condyle"] in ''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]''.</ref> {{langx|la|condylus}}, from {{langx|el|kondylos}}; κόνδυλος knuckle) is the round prominence at the end of a [bone](/source/bone), most often part of a [synovial joint](/source/synovial_joint) – an encapsulated articulation with another bone. It is one of the markings or features of bones, and can refer to:
* On the [femur](/source/femur), in the [knee](/source/knee) joint:
** [Medial condyle](/source/Medial_condyle_of_femur)
** [Lateral condyle](/source/Lateral_condyle_of_femur)
* On the [tibia](/source/tibia), in the [knee](/source/knee) joint:
** [Medial condyle](/source/Medial_condyle_of_tibia)
** [Lateral condyle](/source/Lateral_condyle_of_tibia)
* On the [humerus](/source/humerus), in the [elbow](/source/elbow) joint:
** [Condyle of humerus](/source/Condyle_of_humerus) ''(Condylus humeri)''
* On the [mandible](/source/Human_mandible), in the [temporomandibular joint](/source/temporomandibular_joint):
** [Mandibular condyle](/source/Mandibular_condyle)
* On the [occipital bone](/source/occipital_bone), in the [atlanto-occipital joint](/source/atlanto-occipital_joint):
** [Occipital condyles](/source/Occipital_condyles)

Although not generally termed condyles, the [trochlea](/source/Trochlea_of_humerus) and [capitulum of the humerus](/source/capitulum_of_the_humerus) act as condyles in the [elbow](/source/elbow), and the [femur head](/source/femur_head) acts as a condyle in the [hip](/source/hip) joint.

''Condyle'' may also be used to describe an intrusion of the endocarp into the seed cavity of flowering plants like [Abuta](/source/Abuta).

==References==
* {{wikt-inline}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Bone and cartilage}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Skeletal system

{{musculoskeletal-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Condyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condyle) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condyle?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.