An articular prominence of a bone, typically present in pairs, resembling a pair of knuckles. Examples: Condyle of humerus, condyle of femur. [ PHENOSCAPE:ad http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condyle ]
Synonyms: condylus
Term information
- NCIT:C83002
- UMLS:C0524414 (ncithesaurus:Condyle)
- SCTID:91737009
- FMA:75434
- galen:Condyle
- Wikipedia:Condyle_(anatomy)
- TAO:0002259
Protuberance on a bone that participates in a joint with another bone.[TAO]
the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint - an articulation with another bone[WP][Wikipedia:Condyle_(anatomy)].