condyl-, condylo- +
(Greek: knuckle, knuckle-like knob, knob)
condylar
Relating to or resembling a condyle.
condyle, cokndylus
1. A round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
2. A rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone.
3. A rounded part at the end of a bone that forms a moving joint with a cup-shaped cavity in another bone.
2. A rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone.
3. A rounded part at the end of a bone that forms a moving joint with a cup-shaped cavity in another bone.
The ball part of a ball-and-socket joint; such as, the hip or shoulder joint is a condyle.
condylectomy
Excision of a condyle (the rounded articular, or joint, surface at the extremity of a bone).
condylion
A point on the lateral outer or medial inner surface of the condyle of the mandible (the lower jawbone in vertebrates which is hinged to open the mouth).
condyloid
Relating to or resembling a condyle (rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone).
condyloma acuminatum
1. Condyloma acuminatum, a papilloma with a central core of connective tissue in a treelike structure covered with epithelium, usually occurring on the mucous membrane or skin of the external genitals or in the perianal region.
2. A wart-like growth around the anus, vulva, or glans penis.
2. A wart-like growth around the anus, vulva, or glans penis.
There are three major types of condylomas, each of which is sexually transmitted. These include condyloma acuminatum or genital warts, condyloma latum (a form of secondary syphilis), and condyloma subcutaneum or molluscum contagiosum.
The word condyloma comes from the Greek kondylos, meaning a "knuckle" or "a knob". The same Greek root gave rise to the word condyle, referring to a rounded articular surface of a bone; such as, for example, the lateral condyle of the tibia (the rounded bony prominence on the outside of the ankle).
condylomata, condylomas
A wartlike growth on the skin or mucous membrane, usually in the area of the anus or external genitalia.
condylomatous
Relating to the nature of a condyloma.
condylotomy
The surgical incision or division of a condyle or condyles.
entocondyloid
Similar to the medial condyle of any long bone (a rounded prominence at the end of a bone, most often for articulation with another bone; such as, a knuckle).
Pain in an epicondyle of the humerus or in the tendons or muscles originating therefrom: Epicondylalgia refers to the agony a person feels in the elbow joint of the area of the epicondyle.
epicondylar
Relating to, or resembling, an epicondyle (boney projection on the inner side of the distal end of the humerus; the internal condyle).
epicondyle
A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons.
epicondylectomy
The surgical removal of the articular (joint) end of a bone above a condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone).
epicondylitis
1. A painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle (internal condyle).
2. Inflammation of the epicondyle or of the tissues adjoining the epicondyle of the humerus (bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb).
2. Inflammation of the epicondyle or of the tissues adjoining the epicondyle of the humerus (bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb).
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