ectocondyle

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noun

An external condyle (on the side away from the body)

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Meanings

nounectocondyle (plural ectocondyles)

plural ectocondyles

  1. An external condyle (on the side away from the body)

    The lateral condyle of the mandibular articulation, called ectocondyle, is separated from the medial condyle, or entocondyle, by the intercondylar sulcus.

    2016 January 7, “Morphofunctional Analysis of the Quadrate of Spinosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and the Presence of Spinosaurus and a Second Spinosaurine Taxon in the Cenomanian of North Africa.”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From ecto- + condyle.

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ectocondyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectocondyle

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“ectocondyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectocondyle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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