Ectocondyle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An external condyle (on the side away from the body)

    "The lateral condyle of the mandibular articulation, called ectocondyle, is separated from the medial condyle, or entocondyle, by the intercondylar sulcus."

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"The lateral condyle of the mandibular articulation, called ectocondyle, is separated from the medial condyle, or entocondyle, by the intercondylar sulcus."

Etymology

From ecto- + condyle.

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