epicondyle

Other forms: epicondyles

Definitions of epicondyle
  1. noun
    a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
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    types:
    lateral epicondyle
    epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur
    type of:
    appendage, outgrowth, process
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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