Cŏn'dyle, n.

(kŏn'dĭl), n. [Fr. condyle, Lat. condylus, Gr. κόνδυλος, according to Hesychius from κόνδος, head, knob.] (Anat.) A protuberance or process round in one direction and flat in the other, found especially in the ganglinoid or hinge-joints of the skeleton. Dunglison.