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medial condyle

medial condyle

9.1
A rounded part on the inside of the thigh bone that forms part of the knee joint
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːdiəl ˈkɒndaɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cóndilo medial
  • He injured the medial condyle of his femur during the game, causing significant pain.

Examples

  • In an MRI scan, the medial condyle appeared swollen, indicating possible injury.

  • Maximum normal stresses measured at the lateral and medial condyles were about 140 KPa and 50 KPa, respectively.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The doctor explained that the medial condyle is crucial for proper knee function.

How Central

medial condyle
  • Specialized
9.1
lateral condyle
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Surface Forms

medial condyle singular
medial condyles plural

Morphology

medial + condyle

The term is fully compositional: 'medial' means toward the midline and 'condyle' is a rounded bone projection, so together they denote the condyle on the inner (midline) side of a bone. Anatomical adjective + noun constructions are regular and cross‑linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can derive the intended meaning.

Etymology

The noun medial condyle comes from two words: medial meaning 'inner' and condyle meaning 'knuckle' or a round bone bump. That's why it names the round bump on the inner end of the thigh bone that helps form the knee joint.