Condyle

{{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'' 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, most often part of a 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, in the knee joint: ** Medial condyle ** Lateral condyle * On the tibia, in the knee joint: ** Medial condyle ** Lateral condyle * On the humerus, in the elbow joint: ** Condyle of humerus ''(Condylus humeri)'' * On the mandible, in the temporomandibular joint: ** Mandibular condyle * On the occipital bone, in the atlanto-occipital joint: ** Occipital condyles

Although not generally termed condyles, the trochlea and capitulum of the humerus act as condyles in the elbow, and the femur head acts as a condyle in the hip joint.

''Condyle'' may also be used to describe an intrusion of the endocarp into the seed cavity of flowering plants like Abuta.

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Category:Skeletal system