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Condyle

//ˈkɒndɪl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

    "“It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I."

  2. 2
    a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone wordnet

Etymology

From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

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