Relating to or involving a condyle, which is a rounded bump at the end of a bone where it connects to another bone.
From Greek kondylos (knuckle, knob) + Latin -ar (relating to). The term entered anatomy through Late Latin, describing the rounded joint formations.
Your knees, elbows, and jaw all move smoothly because of condylar surfaces—they're like the ball-and-socket architecture of your skeleton that lets bones glide smoothly.
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