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Condyle vs Meatus - What's the difference?

condyle | meatus |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between condyle and meatus

is that condyle is (anatomy) a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone while meatus is (anatomy) a tubular opening or passage in the body.

As nouns the difference between condyle and meatus

is that condyle is (anatomy) a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone while meatus is (anatomy) a tubular opening or passage in the body.

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

    meatus

    English

    (wikipedia meatus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A tubular opening or passage in the body.
    • The urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra, situated on the glans penis in males, and in the vulva in females.
  • English plurals

    • Derived terms

    * meatal * meatometer * meatoscope * meatotomy

    See also

    * ear canal * foramen

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