Condyle

Short description: Round prominence at the end of a bone

Condyle

Upper surface of right tibia.

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Latin| condylus
Anatomical terms of bone

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A condyle (/ˈkɒndɪl, -daɪl/;[1][2] Latin: condylus, from Greek: kondylos; κόνδυλος knuckle) is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint – an 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.

## References

* The dictionary definition of condyle at Wiktionary

1. ↑ OED 2nd edition, 1989.
2. ↑ Entry "condyle" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.

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Bone and cartilage

Cartilage|

* perichondrium
* fibrocartilage callus
* metaphysis
* Cells
* chondroblast
* chondrocyte
* Types
* hyaline
* elastic
* fibrous

Bone|

| Ossification|

* primary bone
* intramembranous
* endochondral

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Cells|

* osteoblast
* osteoid
* osteocyte
* osteoclast

Types|

* cancellous
* cortical

Regions|

* subchondral bone
* epiphysis
* epiphyseal plate/metaphysis
* diaphysis
* condyle
* epicondyle

Structure|

* osteon
* Haversian canals
* Volkmann's canals
* connective tissue
* endosteum
* periosteum
* Sharpey's fibres
* enthesis
* lacunae
* canaliculi
* trabeculae
* medullary cavity
* bone marrow

Shapes|

* long
* short
* flat
* irregular
* sesamoid

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