condyle

IPA: kɑndˈaɪɫ

(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

Examples of "condyle" in Sentences

At the lateral extremity of the condyle is a small tubercle for the attachment of the temporomandibular ligament.
The condyle is a smooth, hard, metal ball about 3/16 in in diameter that attaches to the ramus to provide a pivot.
In anterior view, the three specimens share an enlarged medial condyle, which is expanded medially and cranio-caudally
The superior articular surfaces of the navicular, lunate, and triangular form a smooth convex surface, the condyle, which is received into the concavity.
Medial to the lateral condyle is the medial condyle which is not as rounded or as large as the lateral condyle and merges with the main proximal articular surface.
The best news about the injury is that it is in a nonweight bearing area of the knee, the posterior lateral femoral condyle, which is why it was originally thought to be a hamstring injury.
Extending lateralward from the posterior half of the condyle is a quadrilateral plate of bone, the jugular process, excavated in front by the jugular notch, which, in the articulated skull, forms the posterior part of the jugular foramen.