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epicondyle

 
Dictionary: ep·i·con·dyle   (ĕp'ĭ-kŏn'dĭl, -dl) pronunciation

n.
A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons.


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Protruberance of bone on or above a condyle, which forms part of a joint. Epicondyles act as attachment points for muscles.

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An eminence upon a bone, above its condyle, as in the distal extremity of the humerus and femur.

 
 

 

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