| NOUN | body | condyle | a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone |
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| Meaning | A round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone. | |
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| Part of | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Narrower | condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle | The condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull |
| lateral condyle | A condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur | |
| medial condyle | A condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur | |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Spanish | cóndilo | |
| Catalan | còndil | |
| Adjectives | condylar | of or relating to or resembling a condyle |
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