n :  an articular prominence of a bone - used chiefly of such as occur in pairs resembling a pair of knuckles (as those of the occipital bone for articulation with the atlas, those at the distal end of the humerus and femur, and those of the lower jaw); - see LATERAL CONDYLE MEDIAL CONDYLE  .
 
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Similar sounding terms:  can·de·la  can·dle  co·nid·i·al  gon·o·tyl 
 
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