Condyle

{{Short description|Round prominence at the end of a bone}}

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| Name = Condyle

| Latin = condylus

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| Caption = Upper surface of right tibia.

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A condyle ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|n|d|ɪ|l|,_|-|d|aɪ|l}};OED 2nd edition, 1989.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condyle Entry "condyle"] in [http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]. {{langx|la|condylus}}, from {{langx|el|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.