epicondyle

1 9.9

A bony bump above a joint where muscles or ligaments attach

noun
/ˌɛpɪˈkɒndaɪl/

Specialized

: epicóndilo

All of the flexors of the fingers insert at the medial epicondyle, making any grip-intensive sport (not just golf) a common cause for this injury.
lateral epicondyle

Examples

Doctor: Distal epicondyle of the femur.

Fiction book (1998)
However, as the official name may suggest, golfer's elbow is a result of inflammation of tendons inserting at the medial epicondyle, also projecting from the humerus bone.

Blog text (1)
M: Medial epicondyle

Academic text (2006)
L: Lateral epicondyle

Academic text (2006)
Lateral epicondyle - 2 cm distal to epicondyles.

Academic text (2003)
Lateral epicondyle - 2 cm distal to epicondyles.

Academic text (2003)
Fractures of the epicondyles

Academic text (2003)
It is an overuse injury that occurs at the common extensor tendon, extending from the lateral epicondyle, a projection of the humerus bone.

Blog text (1)
The doctor pointed to the epicondyle during the examination to explain where the injury was located.
Muscles attached to the epicondyle can influence movements at the elbow joint.

Synonyms

eminence

vsepicondyle

Specialized

1 8.8

A raised part of a bone where a muscle or ligament attaches

is specifically located above a condyle rather than any raised bone area

Compounds

lateral epicondyle

Specialized

1 9.9

A hard bump on the outer end of a bone where muscles and tough bands attach

Surface Forms

epicondyle singular

epicondyles plural

Morphology

epicondyle = condyle (opaque) = epi + condyle

Both 'epi-' and 'condyle' are technical Greek-derived medical morphemes unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the meaning is not readily inferable.

Etymology

Epicondyle breaks into epi- meaning 'upon' and condyle meaning 'knuckle' or 'rounded knob', like a joint bump, so an epicondyle is a bony bump 'upon' a condyle where muscles and ligaments attach.