Epicondyle

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". An epicondyle (Template:IPAc-en) is a rounded eminence on a bone that lies upon a condyle (epi-, "upon" + condyle, from a root meaning "knuckle" or "rounded articular area"). There are various epicondyles in the human skeleton, each named by its anatomic site. They include the following:

Epicondyle name Comments
medial epicondyle of the humerus
(ventral epicondyle in birds)
In humans, on the "inboard" side of the elbow
medial epicondyle of the femur
lateral epicondyle of the humerus
(dorsal epicondyle in birds)
In humans, on the "outboard" side of the elbow
lateral epicondyle of the femur

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