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Tubercule vs Condyle - What's the difference?

tubercule | condyle |

As nouns the difference between tubercule and condyle

is that tubercule is tubercle while condyle is (anatomy) a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

tubercule

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • tubercle

    • 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