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Condyle vs Malleolus - What's the difference?

condyle | malleolus |

As nouns the difference between condyle and malleolus

is that condyle is a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone while malleolus is the bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.

condyle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
  • :* 1927': “It's the upper ' condyle of a human femur,” said I. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place’ (Norton 2005 p. 1717)

    • Related terms

    * condylar * condyloid

    Derived terms

    * hemicondyle

    malleolus

    English

    Noun

    (malleoli)
  • The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.