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{{Short description|Round prominence at the end of a bone}}
{{Infobox bone
| Name        = Condyle
| Latin       = condylus
| Image       = Gray257.png
| Caption     = Upper surface of right tibia.
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A '''condyle''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|n|d|ɪ|l|,_|-|d|aɪ|l}};<ref>''[[OED]]'' 2nd edition, 1989.</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condyle Entry "condyle"] in ''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]''.</ref> {{langx|la|[[wikt:condylus#Latin|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 of femur|Medial condyle]]
** [[Lateral condyle of femur|Lateral condyle]]
* On the [[tibia]], in the [[knee]] joint:
** [[Medial condyle of tibia|Medial condyle]]
** [[Lateral condyle of tibia|Lateral condyle]]
* On the [[humerus]], in the [[elbow]] joint:
** [[Condyle of humerus]] ''(Condylus humeri)''
* On the [[Human mandible|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 of humerus|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]].

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