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Tubercle vs Condyle - What's the difference?

tubercle | condyle |

In anatomy terms the difference between tubercle and condyle

is that tubercle is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth while condyle is a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

tubercle

English

(wikipedia tubercle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
  • (botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
  • (pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

    • Synonyms

    * tuberculum * tuberosity * eminence * nodule

    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